DECAPOLIS, Nysa-Scythopolis. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ (24mm, 9.74 g, 12h). Dated CY 270 (206/7 CE). Draped bust right / Demeter, on right, wearing kalathos and veil, holding a long torch, and Kore, on left, holding a long torch, ears of grain, and pomegranate, standing facing each other; OC (date) in exergue. Barkay 43; Spijkerman 27; Rosenberger –; Sofaer 30. Rough green-black surfaces with red earthen deposits. Fine. Rare.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.