DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (27mm, 10.01 g, 12h). Dated CY 282 (218/9 CE). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Galley left, with eight oarsmen and navigator at stern, standard-barer at prow; ΒΠC (date) above. Spijkerman 88; Rosenberger 80; SNG ANS 1330 var. (date); Sofaer 96. Earthen red-brown surfaces, minor roughness. Near VF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.