Antioch roman governors coinage.

[Robi]

Hi! I would like to present 4 coins from Antioch from my collection. 3 coins of Roman governors of Syria and one Octavian Augustus Archieratic issue. Coins of governors in low condition, but Antioch roman givernors coins of Nero and Otho/Galba? is some scarse and get a high prices in better condition.
Please share your coins 🙂

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch AE Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) year 27 of the Actian Era = 5/4 BC.
Obv: KAIΣAPI ΣEBAΣTΩ APXIEPEI, laureate head right
Rev: APXIEPATIKON ANTIOXEIΣ ZK (date) in four lines within wreath of archiereus.
Ref: RPC I 4251

Tiberius. Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, legatus Syriae. Dated RY 1 and Actian Year 45 = AD 14. CЄBACTOC CЄBACTOV KAICAP, bare head right / A ЄΠI CIΛANOV ANTIOXЄΩN ЄM in six lines within circle and wreath. McAlee 215; RPC I 4271

"Silanus was adopted by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, a descendant of the optimate Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus and the natural son of Marcus Junius Silanus. He was a Consul in AD 7 and governor of Syria from AD 13 to 17. Silanus was socially connected with the then-heir to the Roman principate Germanicus; his daughter at one time was betrothed to Germanicus' son Nero. Towards the end of his governorship Vonones seized the throne of Armenia, but Vonones was unpopular with the neighbouring Parthian Empire and war threatened. The Romans, not desiring war with Parthia, had Creticus Silanus summon Vonones to his court in Syria in AD 16. There Vonones was kept under surveillance while allowed to retain his royal pomp and title.
Creticus Silanus was removed as governor of Syria by Tiberius to make way for Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso in AD 17". (Wikipedia)

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antiochia ad Orontem. Nero. Dated year 114 = A.D. 65/6. IM NER CLAV CAESAR, laureate head right / EΠΙ ΚΕΣΤΙΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ET ΔΙΡ, legend within laurel wreath (under Cestius, of the Antiochenes, of year 114).
RPC 4296; McAlee 287; Butcher 133. 

"Nero appointed Caius Cestius Gallus governor of Syria around 63 CE. During a Passover visit to Jerusalem in 64, the Jews "implored him to have compassion on the calamities of the nation, and loudly denounced Florus as the ruin of the country." Gallus promised to act, but in the end, he did nothing. Florus believed that "war with the [Jewish] nation [was] his only hope of covering up his own enormities. For, if the peace were kept, he expected to have the Jews accusing him before Caesar; whereas, could he bring about their revolt...in order...to produce an outbreak of the nation, he daily added to their sufferings." While Gallus was in Judea, he took a census, possibly to acquaint him- self with the strength and number of the Jews. When the revolt began to spread, both Florus and the Jews appealed to Gallus. Even though his report blamed Florus, Gallus nevertheless marched from Antioch with the Twelfth Legion to quell the Judean uprising in 66. The troops marched to Jerusalem. On the way they burned a town called Cabul, near Akko, cap- tured other villages, and defeated rebels in Galilee. When Roman soldiers reached Mt. Scopus, they besieged the Temple Mount. Then, apparently without reason, Gallus withdrew. This decision was so inexplicable that Josephus invoked God's will to account for it: "I suppose, because of those miscreants, [the zealots], had already turned away even from His sanctuary and ordained that day should not see the end of the war". Gallus's retreat turned into a rout. The Jews aggressively attacked the Romans, who quickly fled. They pursued the Romans "as far as Antipatris, and then, failing to overtake the Romans, turned and carried off the machines, plundered the corpses, collected the booty which had been left on the route, and, with songs of triumph, retraced their steps to the capital."19 Gallus's defeat led to Vespasian's appointment by Nero as commander of the Roman army. In the wake of their success, the Jews established a rebel government" (Hendin).

Otho (or maybe it is a Galba?). Antioch, Year 117 = 68/69 CE. 
Obv: Laureate head of Otho right, legend IMP M OT - HO downwards behind portrait and under neck (very faint), [CAE AVG] upwards before portrait (illegible). Rx: EΠI / MOYKIA / NOY AN / TIOXEΩ / N ET ZIP in five lines within laurel wreath. (Under Mucianus, of the Antiochenes, year 117

Caius Licinius Mucianus, mentioned in the reverse legend, was the governor of Syria appointed by Nero. He was somewhat sympathetic to the Jewish community at Antioch and supported certain privileges for them. Mucianus was a major supporter of Vespasian and he was soon dispatched to Italy "with substantialnforce of cavalry and infantry" to secure Rome againstnthe supporters of Vittelius. Troops of Vitelis forces were defeated by Mucianus, who near the end of 69 entered the Rome and prepared the city for Vespasian's triumphant arrival in 70 CE". (Hendin)

[Roman Collector]

Thanks for sharing, @Robi. You have an enviable collection of Antiochene coinage! 

[Robi]

P.s. I think it's Galba after all, not Otho. 

[seth77]

Publius Quinctillius Varus in Actian Era year 25:

 

and 26:

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

Nice coins @Robi and thanks for the detailed write-up.

[Robi]

@seth77 thank You for sharing! I have onether two of this type Varus year 27 (5/4 BC) and Saturninus year 35 (4/5 CE) and some coins with ram and star from Antioch (Dr. Michael Molnar theory of Betlehem star: https://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/Star-Of-Bethlehem/Star-Of-Bethlehem.htm )- of governer Caecilus Metellus Creticus Silianus.

And last one with Tyche and ram from the time of Nero bronze of Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus as Governor of Syria.

Greetings,

Robert Kh.