ROMAN SYRIA, SELEUKIS & PIERIA, ANTIOCHIA, CAIUS  UMMIDUS QUADRATUS, 
Governor (50-60 AD) Æ18mm (17.07 mm/3.89 gm) Hendin 934 Star of 
Baysan [Bethlehem?] VF

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Estimate:  US $ 60

ROMAN SYRIA, SELEUKIS & PIERIA, ANTIOCHIA. CAIUS  UMMIDUS QUADRATUS, 
Governor (50-60 AD) Year 104=55/56 AD. Æ 18mm. Turreted & veiled 
head of Tyche right / Ram jumping right, looking back; crescent & 
star above; ET DP (date) below. Hendin 934; RPC I4287. 17.07 mm. 
3.89 gm. Surface roughness with a near black patina. Near VF and a 
scarce issue with a fascinating reverse.   

The reverse design has been interpreted by some scholars as showing the lamb looking back at star of Bethlehem.