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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)
Publisher
Pepperdine University Libraries
Digital Collection
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Document Type
Article
Comments
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar.