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Chapter 5 - The Antioch Mint

From Seleucus to the Roman Period

from Part I - Beginnings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

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Kevin Butcher
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Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
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Summary

This chapter explores the establishemnt of the local mint and its activities from the days of the Seleucid monarchs to the late Roman Empire.

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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 57 - 77
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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