This dataset shows the origins and quantities of coins found through excavations at Antioch. Data can be examined by material (bronze, silver, antoniniani, and uncertain) and chronology (223 BCE to 91 BCE, 90 BCE to 31 BCE, 30 BCE to 235 CE, 236 CE to 283 CE, 284 CE to 423 CE). All data is from Waage, D. B. 1952. Antioch-on-the-Orontes: Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and its Vicinity 4.2: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Crusader’s Coins, Princeton.
Each kml file in Google Earth is labeled according to a code based upon coin attributes (type of find, coin type, material, and date). This document explains the code used for coin finds that were minted at Antioch.
This dataset shows the quantities and findspots of coins minted by the ancient mint(s) at Antioch on the Orontes in northern Syria. The kml files are usable in Google Earth. Coin finds are sorted by material (bronze, silver, antoniniani), type (provincial SC, provincial silver and misc. bronze, civic coins with imperial portrait, civic coins without imperial portrait), and chronology (223 BCE-91 BCE, 90 BCE-31 BCE, 30 BCE-235 CE, 236 CE-283 CE, 284 CE-423 CE).
For the original publication of this data, see the attached appendix.
