Syria, Decapolis, Gadara, Vespasian
Description:
Syria, Decapolis, Gadara, Vespasian (69 - 79 AD). Struck 71-72 AD. OYECΠACIANOC KAICAP, laureate head right; c/m: head (female? Hadrian?) right / ΓAΔAΡA, Tyche standing left holding wreath and cornucopia, date LEΛP left.
Diameter:
AE22 mm
Weight:
9,9 g
Grade:
gF/aFair
Attribution:
Spijkerman 26; SNG ANS 6, 1300; GIC 6 (c/m)
Commentary:
dark grey patina, some light brown deposits
History:
some sources attributes the countermark to the time of Hadrian and the Second Jewish Revolt, thus connecting the two Jewish uprisings.
Article Number:
054-08-06-41652