TYPE Greek Imperial, Augustus, (27 BC - 14 AD), silver tetradrachm of Antioch (Seleukis and Pieria), 13.82g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bare head of Augustus to right, Greek legend: KAISAROS SEVASTOU ("of the Augustus Caesar"; partial) Rev: Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding palm branch, river-god Orontes swimming at her feet, Greek date 'ETOUS HK NIKES' (year "eta-kappa" since victory = yr. 28 of Actian Era = 4/3 BC), two monograms, Greek 'iota-beta' (= 12th consulship) REFERENCE: SGI 106 GRADING: F ORDER INFO: G2853, $145 Attractive large silver of the "original" Augustus, with the characteristic Antioch reverse design, and precise dating clase to the beginning of the Common Era, and within a year of the actual birth of Jesus Christ, as as now widely considered (4 BC - the year of Herod the Great's death, as correlated through the Gospel of Matthew; though some authors postulate years 6, 7 and 10 BC). TYPE: Greek Imperial, Elagabalus (218-222 AD), AE19 of Antioch (Seleukia and Pieria) DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate bust of Elagabalus to right, Greek legend Rev.: Wreath with SC inside, eagle below REFERENCE: BMC 203,486v GRADING: VF+, brown patina, attractive orange highlights ORDER INFO: G2514, $62