Christian persecution issue roman coin featuring Apollo and Genius

This Roman coin is part of an interesting group of anonymous civic coinage, issued at a time when the pagan authorities of Antioch appealed to Maximinus to banish the Christians from their city. The idea was that the coins were produced to spread the word that paganism was still the law of the land. It features the god Apollo standing on one side and Genio on the other, seated with the river-god Orontes swimming below. this coin dates from AD 310-313.

It is in incredible condition for being over 1700 years old and with such crisp details and would be a fantastic addition to a numismatic collection.

Size: AE4 (15mm)
Weight: 1.21g

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