SYRIA, Laodikeia ad Mare. Dated year 18 (=64/63 BC). AR tetradrachm (14,84 g). Veiled and Turreted bust of Tyche right / ΛAOΔIKEΩN THΣIEPAΣ KAI AVTONOMOV, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand and resting on sceptre with left hand; monogram beneath throne; HI (date) in left field; KA in exergue. All within wreath. Some horn silver on the reverse. A few old marks and small scratches. Lightly toned. Rare variant! Mørkholm in ANSMN 28 (1983) - (11a and 11b), HGC 9, 1398, Ex Olav E. Klingenberg collection Ex Künker, Auction 182, lot 351 Grade:1+