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Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch ad Orontem. Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul.

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Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch ad Orontem. Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul.
<B>Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch ad Orontem. Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul.</B></I> 57-55 B.C. AR tetradrachm (26 mm, 15.18 g). Imitating Philip Philadelphos. Diademed head of Philip right / Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, sceptre in left. Toned, Near XF. A Roman statesman and general, and supporter of Pompey the Great, Aulus Gabinius was a prominent figure in the later days of the Roman republic. In 67 B.C., when tribune of the people, he brought forward the famous law, the <I>Lex Gabinia,</B></I> conferring upon Pompey the command in the war against the Mediterranean pirates, with extensive powers which gave him absolute control over that sea and the coasts for 50 miles inland. In 58, Gabinius managed to secure the consulship, however not without suspicion of bribery. During his term of office he aided Publius Clodius in bringing about the exile of Cicero. In 57 Gabinius went as proconsul to Syria. On his arrival he reinstated Hyrcanus in the high-priesthood at Jerusalem, suppressed revolts, introduced important changes in the government of Judaea, and rebuilt several towns. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.