665. SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.38 g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left on ground line, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; Charites (Three Graces) standing within wreath between legs. Bellinger 336 var. (bust type); Prieur 1612 var. (same); otherwise, unpublished. VF, porous. An apparently unique variety of an extremely rare issue for this ruler from this city. ($500)
666. SYRIA, Decapolis. Gerasa. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ (23mm, 10.37 g, 6h). Draped bust of Lucilla right / Draped bust of Artemis-Tyche right, quiver at shoulder. Spijkerman 19; Rosenberger 23 (same dies); SNG München -; cf. SNG ANS 1349 (Crispina). VF, dark green patina with traces of earthen deposits, a few light cleaning marks. Very rare. ($300)
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667. SYRIA, Decapolis. Petra. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ. Both coins: Laureate head right / Tyche, wearing mural crown, seated left on rock outcropping, extending hand and holding trophy. Spijkerman 29; Rosenberger 19; SNG ANS -. Lot includes the following examples: (a) Æ (25mm, 9.24g, 12h). Obverse struck with die of fine style for issue // (b) Æ (25mm, 6.57g, 12h). Struck with dies of a more schematic style. Both coins VF, dark green patina with earthen encrustation. LOT SOLD AS IS NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($500)
668 669 668. PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ (26mm, 12.84 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 66/7(?). Laureate head left / Pontiff driving yoke of oxen right, plowing pomerium; behind, four vexilla [inscribed III, VI, X, and XI]. Rouvier 997; RPC 4749. VF, dark green patina with traces of earthen overtones. Rare. ($500) 669. PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.05 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing right, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, god, wearing calathus, standing facing, holding whip and thunderbolt; on either side, bull standing facing. Rouvier -; Bellinger -; Prieur 1211. EF, reverse slightly off-center. Very rare. ($500)
670. PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (26mm, 9.30 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sacred olive tree; to left and [right], serpent arising from basket or altar; winged caduceus to right. Rouvier 1063 var. (bust type); Babelon, Perses 1558 (rev. only illustrated; same die); Gemini VI, lot 684 (same dies). VF, rough green patina with earthen encrustation. ($500) 132