COELESYRIA, Damascus. Octavian. 30/29 BC. Æ (21mm, 6.46 g, 12h). Dated SE 283 (30/29 BC). VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5596. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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COELESYRIA, Damascus. Octavian. 30/29 BC. Æ (21mm, 6.46 g, 12h). Dated SE 283 (30/29 BC). Laureate and draped bust of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and shield; L ΓΠ/Σ (date) in left field; all within laurel wreath. RPC I 4787.7 = Dow, ACTTB, p. 22 (this coin); Rosenberger 9. Dark brown patina, roughness. VF. Rare.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Patrick Villemur Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 1455; Kovacs X (18 May 1990), lot 274.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter on Abraham’s Journey to Canaan. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. In this session we offer 33 coins, many illustrated in his book and cited in Roman Provincial Coins Online. Many are the RPC Online Feature coin or Plated coin in printed volumes.

Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:18:20 ET.



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