| CITY AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS COINAGE |
| ARObol | Judaea, 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.
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| Rosenberger Unlisted | Philisto-Arabian, Gaza AR Drachm. ca 375-333 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right; four pellets & palm tree in right field.
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| SNGANS 15 | Gaza. 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.
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| SNGANS 18 | Philisto-Arabian, Gaza. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (0.45 gm). Female head right / Facing owl with spread wings.
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| SNGANS 20.1 | Gaza, 1/2 obol, Athena / owl. | Text |  |
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| SNGANS 20 | Gaza, Hemiobol, owl, ancient Athens imitation. | Text |  |
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| SNGANS 36 | Philisto-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.
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| Drachm | Gaza, drachm, Athena / owl. | Text |  |
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| Imit Athens Obol | Athens AR Obol, Contemporary imitation, perhaps from Gaza or Syria. Head of Athena right / AQE Owl standing right, head facing, two olive leaves behind. | Text |  |
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| Obol.1 | Gaza, obol, owl, Athens imit. | Text |  |
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| Obol.2 | Gaza, obol, owl, Athens imit. | Text |  |
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| Obol.3 | Gaza, obol, owl, Athens imit. | Text |  |
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| Obol.4 | Gaza, obol, Athena / owl. | Text |  |
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| Obol.5 | Gaza, obol, Athena / owl. | Text |  |
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| Obol | Gaza, obol, owl, Athens imit.
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| SNGCop 913 | Gaza, 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. | Text |  |
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| VESPASIAN |
| RPC 2201 | Vespasian 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. | Text |   |
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| HADRIAN |
| BMC 29 | Hadrian 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). | Text |  |
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| BMC 31 | Palestine, Gaza. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Struck 131/2 AD. AE 24mm. Laureate bust right / City-goddess standing left; heifer standing at her feet left. | Text |  |
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| Rosenberg 6cf | Hadrian AE24 of Gaza in Palestine. Laureate bust right / City-Goddess standing left, holding a sceptre and a cornucopiae, cow & swastica to sides. | Text |  |
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| SNG ANS 922v | Hadrian 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. | Text |  |
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| hendin 865 | Hadrian 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. | Text |  |
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| hendin_865v | Hadrian 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. | Text |  |
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| ANTONINUS_PIUS |
| Rosenberger 84 | Antoninus Pius AE 17 of Gaza, AV..A..T.. ANTON.., laureate head right / GAZAIWN, Herakles standing facing, holding club and lionskin. | Text |   |
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| BMC 65 | Antoninus 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. | Text |  |
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| BMC 70 | Antoninus 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. | >Text |  |
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| BMC 56 | Antoninus 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. | Text |  |
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| Rosenberger 70cf | Antoninus 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. | Text |  |
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| hendin_867 | Antoninus 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. | Text |   |
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| hendin 867v | Antoninus 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. | Text |  |
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| MARCUS AURELIUS |
| SGI 1713 | Marcus 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. | Text |   |
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| Rosenberger 100 | Marcus 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 -. | Text |  |
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| LUCIUS_VERUS |
| Rosenberger 112 | Lucius Verus AE19 of Gaza, Palestine. OVHPOC KAICAP, bare head right / GAZ AKC, Tyche or City Goddess standing left, holding sceptre & cornucopiae, stag at side. | Text |  |
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| COMMODUS |
| SNG ANS 941 | Commodus 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. | Text |  |
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| SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS |
| BMC 118 | Septimius 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, Mionnet 169; BMC 118; SNG ANS-. | Text |  |
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| CARACALLA |
| Rosenberger 153v | Gaza, 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). | Text |  |
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| GETA |
| Rosenberger 163 | Geta 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. | Text |  |
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| See also: | Perseus Project database, coins of Gaza |
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| | Entry for Palestine, Gaza on the Digital Historia Numorum |
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| | Search for Gaza in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum |
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| | Search for Gaza in the ANS Database |
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| | Search for Gaza in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum |
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| | Search for Gaza at AncientImports.com |
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| | Search for Gaza at Incitatus Coins |
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