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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Greek Imperial| > |Decapolis, Arabia & Syria| > RP72132
Commodus, March or April 177 - 31 December 192 A.D., Gadara, Decapolis, Arabia
|Decapolis,| |Arabia| |&| |Syria|, |Commodus,| |March| |or| |April| |177| |-| |31| |December| |192| |A.D.,| |Gadara,| |Decapolis,| |Arabia|,
Gadara (Um Qais, Jordan), located on a mountain summit about 6 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, was the capital of the Roman province Peraea. The local era of Gadara (Pompeian) began in 64 B.C. Mark (5:1) and Luke (8:26-39) describe the miracle healing of a demoniac (Matthew [8:28-34] says two demoniacs) in the country of the Gadarenes.The Decapolis
RP72132. Bronze AE 21, RPC Online 6688, Sofaer 62 (ΓMC) = Rosenberger IV 66, Spijkerman 65 (ΓMC), cf. SNG ANS 1319 (EMC), BMC Galatia -, Meshorer City Coin -, gF, well centered and struck, near black patina with red earthen encrustation, Gadara (Um Qais, Jordan) mint, weight 5.846g, maximum diameter 20.8mm, die axis 0o, 179 - 180 A.D.; obverse AVT K Λ AVP KOMMOΔON, laureate head right; reverse ΓAΔAPEWN, Tyche standing right, long scepter vertical behind in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, left foot on galley; small Nike offering wreath atop column on right, ΓMC (year 243 of the Pompeian era) upward on right; scarce; SOLD











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