Aulus Gabinius

239, Lot: 393. Estimate $150. Sold for $327. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Decapolis. Nysa-Scythopolis. Aulus Gabinius. Legatus Syriae, 57-55 BCE. Æ (19mm, 6.42 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Gabinius right; ΓA behind / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Barkay 1 (same dies as plated specimen); RPC 4826. Good Fine, porous surfaces, tiny area of active corrosion on reverse.