The Significance of Water-Deities Subjugated by Tyche on the City-Coins of Syria-Palaestina and Arabia during the 2nd and 3rd century CE

Robert W. Smith; Kevin W. Larsen

doi:10.17879/ozean-2022-4569

The Significance of Water-Deities Subjugated by Tyche on the City-Coins of Syria-Palaestina and Arabia during the 2nd and 3rd century CE

Authors

Robert W. Smith Mid-Atlantic Christian University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-981X
Kevin W. Larsen Mid-Atlantic Christian University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1908-7460

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17879/ozean-2022-4569

Abstract

The article proposes that the cities of the Southern Levant, which minted coins in the second and third centuries CE, depicting Tyche subjugating a water-deity had constructed significant water supply systems. Proud of such achievements, civic leaders were honoring Tyche who supplied their basic needs by providing plentiful water.

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2022-12-16

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Smith, R. W., & Larsen, K. W. (2022). The Significance of Water-Deities Subjugated by Tyche on the City-Coins of Syria-Palaestina and Arabia during the 2nd and 3rd century CE. Online Journal for Ancient Numismatics, 4, 53–66. https://doi.org/10.17879/ozean-2022-4569