NGC Authenticated, Maximinus Daia 305-313 AD, Great Persecution Issue, Antioch

Description: OBVERSE: GENIO ANTIOCHENI, Tyche of Antioch seated facing on rocks, turreted and veiled, stalks of grain in right, river-god Orontes swimming below. REVERSE: APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing left, patera in right hand, lyre in left. Epsilon in right field, mintmark SMA. (letters reverse in error) Van Heesch 3; Vagi 2954.J. van Heesch has provided the latest chronology for these anonymous civic bronzes of the fourth century AD. An active campaign of persecution against local Christians, abetted by Maximinus II, reached its height in Nicomedia, Antioch, and Alexandria. Churches were closed and property was seized from Christians who were expelled from many cities. These three major mint cities struck a series of small bronzes honoring the old Greco-Roman gods, Jupiter, Apollo, Tyche, and Serapis being among them. The persecutions subsided in AD 313, possibly as a result of concerns expressed by Constantine and Licinius, the emperors in the west 1. FREE SHIPPING2. IF MAKING MULTIPLE PURCHASES AN INVOICE CAN BE HELD OPEN FOR UP TO 7 DAYS 3. REQUEST A TOTAL WHEN READY WITHIN THAT 7 DAYS (you can also just pay for your items all at once without the request)4. ONCE AN INVOICE IS PAID THE PACKAGE WILL SHIP THE FOLLOWING MAIL DAY5. PAY ONLY WHEN YOU ARE READY FOR SHIPMENT6. SHIPPING TO U.S. ADDRESSES ONLY (no shipping overseas or to forwarding shipping companies, no shipping to PO Boxes)7. IF NEEDED ASK QUESTIONS, I WILL BE QUICK TO ANSWER

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