COELESYRIA, Damascus. Octavian. 30/29 BC. Æ (19mm, 6.47 g, 12h). Dated CY 283 (30/29 BC). Near VF.

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Lot: 543. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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COELESYRIA, Damascus. Octavian. 30/29 BC. Æ (19mm, 6.47 g, 12h). Dated CY 283 (30/29 BC). Bare head right / Tyche seated left on rocks, extending arm and holding cornucopia; river-god Chrysoroas swimming right at feet; L ΓΠ/Σ (date, retrograde) to left; all within wreath. RPC I 4786; Rosenberger 8; Dow, ACTTB, p. 104 (this coin). Earthen red-brown surfaces. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Patrick Villemur Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 1454.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 13:01:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.