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Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)

Mint

Neapolis

Province or Region

Samaria

Date

159/160 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

23

Weight

8.80g

Obverse Description

Head of Marcus Aurelius, r.; bare, short beard. ΑΥΡΗΛΙοϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ƐΥϹƐΒ ϹƐ . . .

Reverse Description

Zeus Heliopolites/Baal stands, facing; wears kalathos; holds whip and two ears of grain; between two foreparts of bulls. ΦΛ ΝƐΑϹ ΠοΛƐ(ⲰϹ) ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΠΑΛΑΙϹΤΙ ƐΤ ΠΗ (date: =159/160 AD)

Comments

Marcus Aurelius as Caesar.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Document Type

Article

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