CNG 90, Lot: 1119. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Decapolis. Dium. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (25mm, 11.96 g, 11h). Dated CY 268 (AD 190). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hadad standing facing, holding eagle-tipped scepter and Nike; recumbent bull to either side; HΞC (date) down left. Meshorer, City Coins 244 var. (placement of date); Spijkerman 6; SNG ANS 1281-2. Good VF, dark green desert patina.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.