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Ancient Coinage of Judaea, Gaza

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CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE
ARObolJudaea, Gaza. Circa 420-332 BC. AR Obol. Imitating Athens. Head of Persian satrap right, in bashlyk with high peak & earflaps / AQE, owl standing right, olive branch over shoulder. TextImage
Rosenberger_UnlistedPhilisto-Arabian, Gaza AR Drachm. ca 375-333 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right; four pellets & palm tree in right field. TextImage
SNGANS 15Gaza. c. 4th c. B.C. AR Obol.Head of Athena r./ Owl standing r., head facing; AOE and Mem, for Marnas, the chief god of Gaza. TextImage
SNGANS 18Philisto-Arabian, Gaza. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (0.45 gm). Female head right / Facing owl with spread wings. TextImage
SNGANS 20 cc618 Gaza, 1/2 obol, owl, Athens imit. aEF TextImage
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SNGANS 36Philisto-Arabian, Gaza AR Obol. ca 375-333 BC. Janiform head, bearded male on left, female on right / Forepart of horse right. Mildenberg 19, Rosenberger 1. TextImage
drachmGaza, drachm, Athena / owl. TextImage
imit_Athens_obolAthens AR Obol, Contemporary imitation, perhaps from Gaza or Syria. Head of Athena right / AQE Owl standing right, head facing, two olive leaves behind. TextImage
obol Gaza, obol, owl, ancient Athens imitation. TextImage
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SNGCop 913Gaza, Palestine, AE. Time of Hadrian. 131-132 AD. MEINWC, Minos standing left, holding long branch and spear / GAZA EPI BUP (or BEP, both denoting the date), Tree. SNG Cop 913; Yashin 310-314.TextImage
VESPASIAN
RPC 2201Vespasian AE22 of Gaza. Year 130=69/70 AD. SEBASTO, laureate head right / GAZ, Tyche standing left holding branch & two corn ears, PA to left, Phoenician letter mem to right. BMC 12-13.TextObvRev
HADRIAN
BMC 29Hadrian AE 22mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated year 3 of the visit, & year 192=131/132 AD. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding cornucopiae; to left, heifer; GAZA G (date) EPI BYR (date).TextImage
BMC 31Palestine, Gaza. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Struck 131/2 AD. AE 24mm. Laureate bust right / City-goddess standing left; heifer standing at her feet left.TextImage
Rosenberg 6cfHadrian AE24 of Gaza in Palestine. Laureate bust right / City-Goddess standing left, holding a sceptre and a cornucopiae, cow & swastica to sides. TextImage
SNG ANS 922vHadrian AE 29mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated CY 197; Epidemia 8 (137 CE). Laureate & draped bust right / Artemis standing right, drawing arrow & holding bow, & Marnas standing left; Marnas sign between; all within distyle temple set on two-tiered base; Epidemia date, Marnas symbol, & CY date in ex. TextImage
Hendin 865Hadrian AE 24mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated CY 192; Epidemia 3 (132 CE). Laureate & draped bust right / Dated CY 192; Epidemia 3 (132 CE). Laureate & draped bust right / Tyche standing left, holding sceptre & cornucopiae; lowing heifer standing at feet left; CY date in upper left field; Marnas symbol in lower right.TextImage
Hendin 865vHadrian AE 24mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated CY 192; Epidemia 3 (132 CE). AVT KAI TPA ADPIANOC CE, laureate & draped bust right / GAZA G EPI BYP (date), Tyche standing left, holding sceptre & cornucopiae; lowing heifer standing at feet left; Marnas symbol in right field. Rosenberger II 61, SNG ANS 917.TextImage
ANTONINUS_PIUS
Rosenberger 84Antoninus Pius AE 17 of Gaza, AV..A..T.. ANTON.., laureate head right / GAZAIWN, Herakles standing facing, holding club and lionskin. TextObvRev
BMC 65Antoninus Pius AE 28mm of Gaza, Palestine. Year 207 = 146/7 AD. AVTO KAI (...) ANTWNINOC, laureate head right / GAZA, veiled, draped & turreted bust of city-goddess right, letter mem to right, date ZC to left.TextImage
BMC 70Antoninus Pius AE27 of Gaza, Palestine. Year ZIC = 217 = 156/7 AD. ANTWNINOC CEBA, laureate draped bust right / GAZA ZIC, turreted & veiled bust of city goddess right, Phoenician letter m below chin. Rosenberger 76.TextImage
BMC 56Antoninus Pius AE 30mm of Gaza, Palestine. Struck in 203 (era 61 BC)=142/143 AD. AV TOK .. ADI ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / GAZA Turreted, veiled and draped bust of city goddess or Tyche right; GC (date) behind.TextImage
Rosenberger 70cfAntoninus Pius AE 30mm of Gaza. ..ACTOC ANTWNINOC C, laureate draped bust right / DIC GAZA, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; in field right: "mem;" date = Year 214 = 153/4 A.D. TextImage
Hendin 867Antoninus Pius AE 28 of Gaza, Palestine. AV T.. ANTWNEINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / GAZA Turreted, veiled and draped bust of city goddess or Tyche right; QC (date) behind.TextObvRev
Hendin 867vAntoninus Pius AE 29mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated CY 208 = 147/8 CE. Laureate & draped bust right / Veiled bust of Tyche right, in mural crown; date to left; Marnas symbol in right. Rosenberger II 71.TextImage
MARCUS AURELIUS
SGI 1713Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus AE19 of Gaza, Palestine. Radiate heads, vis-a-vis / GAZA HKC, Apollo standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar & holding branch, symbol in left field. BMC 97, SNG ANS 933.TextObvRev
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Rosenberger 100Marcus Aurelius AE 30mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated CY 231 = 170/1 CE. Laureate & draped bust right / Tyche standing left, holding sceptre & cornucopiae; lowing heifer standing at feet left; Marnas symbol in right field; date in legend. Hendin -.TextImage
LUCIUS_VERUS
Rosenberger 112Lucius Verus AE19 of Gaza, Palestine. OVHPOC KAICAP, bare head right / GAZ AKC, Tyche or City Goddess standing left, holding sceptre & cornucopiae, stag at side.TextImage
COMMODUS
SNG ANS 941Commodus AE 23mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated RY 248? (187/8 AD). Laureate head right / EIW GAZA, Io & the Tyche of Gaza standing facing each other, clasping hands; Punic mem (= Marnas, patron deity of Gaza) & date in exergue. Cf. Rosenberger II 129.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 118Septimius Severus AE 27 mm of Gaza. 261 AD. Laureate and draped bust of Septimius Severus right / GAZA SZC, Tyche standing left with sceptre and cornucopiae; to left, forepart of ass standing left; monogram to right, BMC 118; Mionnet 169; . TextImage
CARACALLA
Rosenberger 153vGaza, Palestine. Caracalla. Ad 198-217. AE (17mm, 3.85 G, 12h). Dated CY 261 (AD 200/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae; at feet to left, heifer standing left; AXC (date) and Marnas symbol to right. Rosenberger 153/4 var. (denomination).TextImage
GETA
Rosenberger 163Geta AE 23mm of Gaza, Palestine. Dated CY 263 = 202/3 CE. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Distyle temple; statues of Artemis & Marnas within, Marnas symbol between them, date to left.TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Gaza
Entry for Palestine, Gaza on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Gaza in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Gaza in the ANS Database
Search for Gaza in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Gaza at AncientImports.com
Search for Gaza at Incitatus Coins

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