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ID:
3900304
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
SYRIA, DECAPOLIS
City:
Gadara
Issuer:
Vespasian
Date Ruled:
AD 69-79
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
AE 22
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 71-72
Diameter:
22.5 mm
Weight:
11.75 g
Obverse Legend:
OYECΠACIANOC KAICAP
Obverse Description:
Laureate head of Vespasian right. There is a small countermarked male head (possibly Herakles) on the neck.
Reverse Legend:
Λ EΛΡ − ΓΑΔΑΡΑ
Reverse Description:
Tyche wearing mural crown, holding cornucopia and wreath; the date mark Λ ΣΛΡ to left, with ΓΑΔΑΡΑ to the right.
Mint:
Gadara
Primary Reference:
RPC II 2093
Reference2:
Spijkerman 26
Reference3:
Rosenberger 31-32
Photograph Credit:
Calgary Coin
Source:
http://calgarycoin
Grade:
gF, black patina.
Notes:
Year 135 in the Lokalaera era, which is AD 71/72. A coin of the same type with the same countermark was offered on Münzen & Medaillen auction 29, lot #2695.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
