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JUDAEA, Gaza. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (24mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Dated Epidemia 2 (AD 130/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Gaza standing left; at side, heifer standing left; Marnas symbol in right field. Yashin 303; SNG ANS 914. Good Fine, brown surfaces, some porosity.
From the Dr. Robert A. Kilmarx Collection.
Hadrian visited Gaza more than once, and it was upon such a visit in AD 128 that an additional reckoning date, that of the επιδημία (imperial visit), was added. During one of his trips the great temple of Zeus-Marnas may have been founded, as it first appears on the coins of Hadrian.
From the Dr. Robert A. Kilmarx Collection.
Hadrian visited Gaza more than once, and it was upon such a visit in AD 128 that an additional reckoning date, that of the επιδημία (imperial visit), was added. During one of his trips the great temple of Zeus-Marnas may have been founded, as it first appears on the coins of Hadrian.