2 Pounds Roman Theatre at Bosra

2 Pounds (Roman Theatre at Bosra) - obverse2 Pounds (Roman Theatre at Bosra) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Syria
Period Arab Republic (1961-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1416 (1996)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 2 Pounds (2 SYP)
Currency Pound (1919-date)
Composition Nickel clad steel
Weight 6 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
2679
References KM# 125,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 58
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Coat of arms of Syria inside a 13-sided shape: hawk of Quraish with 2 stars on the shield holding a scroll with "Syrian Arab Republic" in Arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) in Arabic digits below.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الجمهورية العربية السورية
١٤١٦ ١٩٩٦
ليرتان ٢ سوريان

Translation:
Syrian Arab Republic
AD1995 - AH1416
Two 2 Syrian Pounds

Reverse

The Roman Theatre at Bosra in south-western Syria, built in 2nd Century AD, inside a 13-sided shape.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الجمهورية العربية السورية
ليرتان ٢ سوريان

Translation:
Syrian Arab Republic
Two 2 Syrian Pounds

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

In the 2nd century BC, Bosra, a crossroads of caravan routes, developed under the rule of the Nabataeans. It then became part of the Roman Empire under Trajan, who made it the capital of the province of Arabia. It became a Christian bishopric until the Muslim conquest in 632. It was an important stopover on the way out of the desert and on the road to Mecca, but gradually fell into oblivion.Automatically translated

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1416 (1996)  83 781 000 $ 0.81 $ 0.97 $ 1.10 $ 1.70 $ 1.70 ١٤١٦ - ١٩٩٦

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