DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (25mm, 10.90 g, 12h). Dated CY 278 (214/5 AD). Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 608
Lot: 559.

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (25mm, 10.90 g, 12h). Dated CY 278 (214/5 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus, holding eagle and scepter, seated left within tetrastyle temple; HOC (date) in pediment. Spijkerman 73; RPC V.3 Online 68834 (this coin cited); Rosenberger 74; Sofaer 76-7; Dow, ACTTB, p. 158 (this coin). Brown surfaces with red earthen highlights. Good Fine.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 210 (13 May 2009), lot 144.

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 13:06:40 ET.

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