DECAPOLIS, Gerasa. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (30mm, 20.58 g, 12h). Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 567
Lot: 344.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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DECAPOLIS, Gerasa. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (30mm, 20.58 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at feet, hound chasing stag right. Spijkerman 8; RPC IV.3 Online 6591; Rosenberger 12; Sofaer 9-10 corr. (rev. description). Brown patina with earthen red highlights. Good Fine. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 289 (24 October 2012), lot 232.

All of the references cited above note either the hound or stag but not both. The Sofaer and RPC specimen, from the Münster museum, clearly shows both, as does this coin. The other specimens are not well preserved so it is unclear if the others are misreadings of the reverse type or if this a rare variety.

Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 11:54:20 ET.

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