SYRIA, Decapolis. Nysa-Scythopolis. Aulus Gabinius or Marcus Licinius Crassus. AE (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.69 g, 12 h), struck under Aulus Gabinius, proconsul (57-55 BC), CY 8 = 57/6. Bare head of Aulus Gabinius or Marcus Licinius Crassus to right. Rev. ΓΑΒ / [Ν]Υ Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos in his left; to right, L - H (date); in exergue, Λ. Barkay -. RPC I 4828A (2 examples recorded). Of the highest rarity, apparently the third and finest known example. Minor flan fault on the obverse and the reverse struck slightly off center , otherwise, very fine.