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Ancient Coinage of Palestine, Raphia

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COMMODUS
Meshorer 70Commodus, AE15 of Raphia, Palestine. Dated Year 145. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / RAFIA, Raven, symbolizing an oracle, standing right, wearing an Egyptian crown. Meshorer 70 (same dies); SNG ANS -; BMC Palestine -.TextImage
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
BMC 2Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. AE 17, 5.42g. Judaea, Raphia, Year 258 = 198/9 AD. A[VT] KAI L CEP CEOVHP CEP CE[B], laureate head right / RAFIA HNC, Dionysos, nude except for chlamys falling from left shoulder, standing left emptying cup and holding thrysus; at his feet panther seated left, raising right forepaw and looking up. BMC 3; Meshorer -; Rosenberger -.TextImage
GORDIAN III
SNG ANS 1064vGordian III, AE of Raphia, Palestine. 240-241 AD. 10,57 g. Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / RAFIA, sphinx with wings open lying left, wheel between front paws, date mark T in left field (year 300 of the local era). SNG ANS 1064var; Meshorer 76 var. (position of legends and date)Meshorer, Raphia, 53.TextImage
PHILIP II
Rosenberger 35Philip II. 244-247 AD, AE of Raphia, Palestine. 12,01 g. Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / RAFIA, Leto in long robe, seated left, holding sceptre in left hand, right hand on the hand of her son Apollo; behind her stands her daughter Artemis in short chiton holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver at shoulder. Year mark DT (= Year 304 of the local era) in the field. Rosenberger 35; SNG ANS 1066.TextImage
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