DECAPOLIS, Dium. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (23.5mm, 10.25 g, 1h). Dated CY 268 (AD 205/6).Triton XXV – Session 5 Roman Provincial, Bronze Estimate: $ 200 |
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DECAPOLIS, Dium. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (23.5mm, 10.25 g, 1h). Dated CY 268 (AD 205/6). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Cult statue of Zeus-Heliopolites (Ba’al Hadad) standing facing, wearing bull horns and kalathos, holding eagle-tipped scepter and Nike; recumbent bull on either side of feet, ΗΞC (date) to left. Spijkerman 6; SNG ANS 1281–1282; Sofaer 4–5. Dark brown patina with red highlights. Near VF. |