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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Crisis & Decline| > |Volusian| > SH52130
Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Neapolis, Samaria, Syria Palestina
|Volusian|, |Volusian,| |c.| |November| |251| |-| |July| |or| |August| |253| |A.D.,| |Neapolis,| |Samaria,| |Syria| |Palestina|, Neapolis, Samaria, the biblical Shechemis, is now Nablus, Israel. It is the site of Joseph's Tomb and Jacob's well. Jesus spoke here to a Samaritan woman. Neapolis is home to about half the remaining worldwide Samaritan population of 600.
SH52130. Bronze AE 26, Rosenberger 125, Hendin 882, SNG Cop -, SNG ANS -, Nice aVF, Neapolis (Nablus, Israel) mint, weight 14.397g, maximum diameter 25.7mm, die axis 180o, 251 - 253 A.D.; obverse [AVT KAI Γ OVIB TPEBO VOΛOVCIANOC] (or similar), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ΦΛ NEAC ΠOΛEΩC, Mount Gerizim surmounted by Samaritan temple and altar, stairway to temple, colonnade below, all supported by facing eagle with wings spread; rare; SOLD










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