DECAPOLIS, Abila. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (24mm, 9.73 g, 12h). Struck under Septimius Severus. Dated CY 265 (AD 201/2). Near VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5598. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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DECAPOLIS, Abila. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (24mm, 9.73 g, 12h). Struck under Septimius Severus. Dated CY 265 (AD 201/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing right, wrestling the Nemean lion, club to right; ЄΞC (date) in exergue. Spijkerman 20; RPC V.3 Online 68353 (this coin cited); Rosenberger 19; Sofaer 19; Dow, ACTTB, p. 157 (this coin) . Red-brown patina, minor deposit. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection (Gemini VI, 10 January 2010), lot 673.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter on The Birth of Jesus and His Ministry. 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 13:19:00 ET.



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