196, Lot: 167. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Gaza. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ 27mm (14.37 g, 12h). Dated Year 4 following the Emperor’s επιδημία and CY 193 (132/3 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Io and Tyche standing facing one another, clasping hands; symbol of Marnas between; dates in exergue. BMC 25; Rosenberger 68; SNG ANS 915 var. (date). Near EF, black patina with some green encrustations.

From the J.S. Wagner Collection.

In addition to the civic date, this coin carries an additional date recording that it was minted four years after Hadrian’s επιδημία (visit to the city).