Judaea. Gordian III Æ24 of Nysa-Scythopolis, Decapolis. AD 238-244. Dated CY 304 = AD 240/1. [AVT K] M ANT ΓOP[ΔIANOC CEB], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Dionysus advancing right, holding thyrsus and placing hand on head of herm-like figure to right; to left, panther left, head right; grape bunch or palm to upper right, Δ-Τ (date) across fields or in left field. Cf. Sofaer 59-64. 16.48g, 24mm, 11h.
Good Fine, green surfaces. Scarce.
From a private North American collection.