DECAPOLIS, Abila. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (24mm, 10.19 g, 6h). Dated CY 251 (AD 187/8). VF.

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Lot: 550. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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DECAPOLIS, Abila. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (24mm, 10.19 g, 6h). Dated CY 251 (AD 187/8). Laureate head right / Herakles standing right, leaning on club draped by lion’s skin. Spijkerman 13; RPC IV.3 Online 6517; Rosenberger 15; Sofaer 15; Dow, ACTTB, p. 157 (this coin). Brown patina with earthen red highlights. VF. Rare.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 1459.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter 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.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 13:03:40 ET.

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