DECAPOLIS, Nysa-Scythopolis. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (19mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Dated CY 103 (AD 39/40).Triton XXV – Session 6 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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DECAPOLIS, Nysa-Scythopolis. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (19mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Dated CY 103 (AD 39/40). Laureate head left / Dionysos standing facing, looking left, holding thyrsos in left hand and wreath in right; [L ΓP] (date) in left field. Barkay 7; Spijkerman 1; RPC I 4829; Rosenberger 4; Sofaer 8. Black patina with earthen deposits, obverse weakly struck and slightly off center. Near VF. Rare. |