Details
LOT 3214
Decapolis, Gadara AE 20mm. Dated year 20 of the Pompeian Era (45/4 BC).
Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right, palm frond over shoulder / ΓΑΔΑ-ΡΕധΝ, cornucopia; L K (date) to inner left. Spijkerman 5; Rosenberger 5. Very Fine.(5.35gr, 20mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 565, 3 July 2024, lot 448.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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