Lot 43-095. Syria, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Gallienus. A.D. 253-268. AE 27. struck A.D. 256/7. Very Rare. Ex Amphora Coins.

Syria, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Gallienus. A.D. 253-268. AE 27 (27.0 mm, 17.20 g, 6 h). struck A.D. 256/7. IMP CAES SP LIC GALLIENVS PF AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL AVG FEL HEL / CERT · SACR ·/CAP · OEC ·/ISE · HEL ·, three agonistic urns, each containing palm. SNG München 1045; De Saulcy 3; SNG Cop 441. F/VF, black patina with red highlights. Very Rare. 

Ex Amphora Coins. 

Heliopolis, as well as several other eastern cities, held their own, smaller, versions of the Iselastic Games. The primary cults in Heliopolis were Jupiter, Venus, and Bacchus. The celebrations here were in honor of Jupiter.

 

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$  150.00

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