DECAPOLIS, Nysa-Scythopolis. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (24mm, 9.56 g, 1h). Dated CY 227 (AD 163/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and long filleted thyrsus; KZC (date) in legend. Barkay 27; Spijkerman 12; RPC IV Online 6470; Rosenberger 14. Attractive dark patina with earthen highlights. Good VF. Rare.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.