A silver Tetradrachm of Augustus – mint of Antioch,...

A silver Tetradrachm of Augustus – mint of Antioch, 3 B.C.E. Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus facing right, surrounded by Greek inscription KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY ( 'of Augustus Caesar'). Rev.: Tyche, holding palm branch in right hand, seated right, at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, two monograms and IB (consular date) to right. Around, ETOYΣ ΘΚ NIKHΣ ( 'Year 29 of the victory').
Dated year 29 of the Actian Era and Cos. XII = October-December 3 B.C.E. 15.10 grams, 26 mm, axis 12. Cf. Michel and Karin Prieur, A type corpus of the Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and their Fractions (London 2000), p. 9 no. 53