13910

Creator

Preview

Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)

Mint

Gaba

Province or Region

Galilee

Date

156/157 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

29

Weight

16.23g

Obverse Description

Head of Antoninus Pius r., laureate. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐΥϹ

Reverse Description

Tyche stands l. wears kalathos; holds sceptre and cornucopia; Nike stands on column left, crowns Tyche; within mple with four columns and rounded pediment. [ΓΑΒΗΝⲰΝ ΖΙC (date)]

Comments

Rare.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article