14311

Creator

Preview

Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD)

Mint

Neapolis

Province or Region

Samaria

Date

159/160 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

25

Weight

8.87g

Obverse Description

Head of Marcus Aurelius, r.; bare, short beard.

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 ΠΑΛΑΙϹΤΙNHC 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