COELESYRIA, Damascus. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ (23mm, 10.98 g, 12h). Dated SE 377 (65/6). Near VF.

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Lot: 544. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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COELESYRIA, Damascus. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ (23mm, 10.98 g, 12h). Dated SE 377 (65/6). Laureate head right; before, lituus / Tyche seated left on rocks, extending arm and holding cornucopia; river-god Chrysoroas swimming right at feet; ZOT (date) in legend. RPC I 4803; Rosenberger 14; Dow, ACTTB, p. 177 (this coin). Brown patina with a trace of dark green, light roughness. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 208 (8 April 2009), lot 199; Dix, Noonan, Webb (29 September 2008), lot 5691.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Paul’s First Missionary Journey (AD 47–49). 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 13:01:40 ET.

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