JUDAEA, Raphia. Septimius Severus. 193-211 CE. Æ (17mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Dated CY 258 (198/9 CE). Near VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5634. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Raphia. Septimius Severus. 193-211 CE. Æ (17mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Dated CY 258 (198/9 CE). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Dionysos standing facing, head left, holding kantharos and thyrsos; at feet left, panther seated left, head right. Meshorer, Raphia 20; RPC V.3 Online 79070 (this coin cited); Rosenberger –; Sofaer –; Dow, ACTTB, p. 25 (this coin). Earthen brown surfaces, slight roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only three cited in RPC.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection (Gemini VI, 10 January 2010), lot 762.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Abraham’s Journey to Egypt. 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 13:31:00 ET.



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