| PRE-IMPERIAL TIMES. |
| Spijkerman 1 | Decapolis, Gadara AE 20. Struck during the campaign of Pompey the Great, 64/63 BC. Bust of Herakles left, holding club over shoulder / Ram of galley right, inscription "Year 1 of the Romans". | Text | Image |
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| Spijkerman 7 | Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis, as a quasi-automonous city, AE 16. Struck 40-39 BC. Turreted bust of Tyche right / GADA-PEWN, cornucopiae, and date L EK. | Text | Image |
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| AUGUSTUS |
| RPC 4810 | Augustus, AE18 of Gadara, Syria. 14-37 AD. 4.00 gr. Dated Actian Era 34 (3-4 AD.) SEBASTW KAICAPI, bare head right / GADAREIC, veiled, draped and turreted bust of Tyche right, date L LD to left. RPC 4810; Spijkerman 9. | Text | Image |
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| TIBERIUS |
| RPC 4812 | Tiberius AE20 of Gadara, Arabia. 4.64 gr, 19.18 mm. 28-29 AD. TIBERIW KAICARI, bare head right / GADAREIC LYB, to left and right of bust of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown and veil. Spijkerman 11; RPC 4812; Sear (Greek Imperial Coins) -. | Text | Image |
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| CLAUDIUS |
| RPC 4816 | Claudius AE17 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Year 108 = 44/45 AD. SEBASTOS, laureate head right / GADAPA, turreted head of Tyche right, date HP before. Spijkerman 16. | Text | Image |
| RPC 4817 | Claudius, AE of Gadara, Syria. Dated year 108 (44-45 AD). 2.07 g. CEBASTOC, laureate head right / [GA]DARA, crossed cornucopiae, HR between them. RPC 4817. Spijkerman 17. | Text | Image |
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| RPC 4819 | Claudius AE16 of Gadara, in the Syrian Decapolis. Year 114 = 50/51 AD SEBASTWI KAISAPI, laureate bust right / GADAPA, turreted bust of Tyche right, date DIP before. Spijkerman 19. | Text | Image |
| NERO |
| RPC 4824 | Nero, AE 17 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Year 131=67/8 AD. Laureate head right / bust of Tyche right, towered and veiled, city name behind, date LA.P before. | Text | Image |
| VESPASIAN |
| RPC 2093 | Vespasian AE21 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Dated Year 135=71/72 AD. OYECPACIANOC KAICAP, laureate head right [cm: bust of Tyche right] / GADAPA, Tyche standing left holding wreath & cornucopiae, date LELP to left. | Text | Image |
| TITUS |
| RPC 2097 | Titus, as Caesar, AE15 of Gadara, Decapolis. Year 137 = 73/4 AD. Laureate head right / GADAREWN L ZLP, head of Tyche right. Spijkerman 29. | Text | Image |
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| ANTONINUS PIUS |
| Spijkerman 32 | Antoninus Pius, AE 25 dated year 223 (AD 159/160). AVT K AID A, ANTWNINOC CЄBЄT, laureate draped bust right / GADAREWN GI_ (date), Bust of Melqart-Hercules; date at end of legend. Spijkerman 32. | Text | Image |
| Spij. 33 | Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, AE of Gadara. dated Year 223, 159- 160 AD. 7.59 g. ANTWNEI KAICAR, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / GADAREWN GKC, bare head of young Marcus Aurelius right. Spijkerman 33. SNG ANS 1307. | Text | Image |
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| MARCUS AURELIUS |
| Spijkerman 38 | Marcus Aurelius AE 24mm of Gadara in the Decapolis. AVT KAIC M AVR ANTWNEINOC, laureate bust right / GADAREWN EKC, Herakles bust right. lionskin knotted at neck. | Text | Image |
| Spij. 44 | Marcus Aurelius AE23 of Gadara, Syria, Decapolis. 161-180 AD. Dated Year 225 (161-162 AD). Laureate and draped bust right / Tyche standing right, holding sceptre and cornucopiae, being crowned by Nike standing on column to her right; to left, small figure (Eros?) standing on short column; all within distyle shrine; date to right, river-god swimming right below. Rosenberger 48; Spijkerman 44; SNG ANS 1308 var. (no shrine). | Text | Image |
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| Spijkerman 50 | Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, AE22 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Dated Year 223 = 159-160 AD. OYHP•KAICAP CEB•YIOC, bare-headed, draped bust right / GADAREWN GKC, Tyche standing left, on half-figure of river-god, holding sceptre & cornucopiae, being crowned by Nike on column behind her. | Text | Image |
| LUCIUS VERUS |
| LUCIUS VERUS |
| Spij. 51 | Lucius Verus, AE29 of Gadara, Syria. Dated year 225 (AD 161/162). AVT KAICAR L AYPOYHPOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PO GADAREWN IA AG KCYP beneath, at sides and above, tetrastyle temple with pediment, Zeus seated left within, arm outstretched and sceptre. Date EKC in pediment. Spijkerman 51; Rosenberger 56. | Text | Image |
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| Spij. 52 | Lucius Verus, AE30 of Gadara, Syria. Dated year 225 (AD 161/162). AVT KAICAR L AYPOYHPOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PO GADAREWN IA AG KCYP beneath, at sides and above, tetrastyle temple with pediment, Zeus seated left within, holding [Nike?] (or simply arm outstretched) and sceptre. Date EKC in pediment. Spijkerman 52. | Text | Image |
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| COMMODUS |
| Spijkerman 62cf | Commodus AE25 of Syria, the Decapolis, Gadara. AYT KLAP KOMMODON, laureate head right / GADRAEWN, head of Herakles, facing right. | Text | Obv | Rev |
| Spij 64 | Commodus AE11 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. AVTKO M, Laureate head right / GAD ARGMC, helmeted bust of Athena right. Meshorer_204. | Text | Image |
| Spij 65 | Syria, Decapolis. Gadara. Commodus AE 25mm. Dated year 243 (179/80 AD). Laureate head right, seen from behind / Tyche standing right, foot on galley, holding sceptre & cornucopiae; Nike standing left on column & holding wreath, before; GMC (date) in outer right field. Rosenberger 66. | Text | Image |
| CRISPINA |
| Spij 67 | Crispina AE18 of Gadara. Struck year 243 = A.D. 179/180. Laureate, draped bust right / Bust of Zeus right, diademed and draped. | Text | Image |
| CARACALLA |
| Spij 72 | Caracalla & Geta AE30 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Dated CY 262 = 198/9 AD. Caracalla & Geta, standing facing each other, clasping hands / Tetrastyle temple; statue of Zeus seated facing within, holding sceptre & uncertain object; date in pediment. SNG ANS 1321. | Text | Image |
| MACRINUS |
| SGI 2958 | Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Gadara, Syria. AVT K M OP CE MAKPINOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC EX VPATOC, Eagle standing, wings open, head left, holding wreath in beak, three Graces in circle below. Bellinger 326. | Text | Image |
| ELAGABALUS |
| Rosenberger 88 | Gadara. Elagabalus AE18. AVK M (...), radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / GADAR(...), Tyche standing facing left, holding spear in right hand, & cornucopia in left hand. Victory holding out laurel wreath, object standing on column to right. | Text | Image |
| Spij. 83 | Elagabalus, Gadara, Syria. AVT K M AVP ANTWNEINOC, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / GADA-REWN, KCVP APC below, above, to right and left of the three Graces standing, the centre one with her back to the viewer, her arms around the shoulders of the others. Spijkerman 83; SNG ANS 6, 1331. | Text | Image |
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| Spij 93 | Elagabalus AE 23mm of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Dated CY 281 = 217/18 AD. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / K CYP POM GAD-(...), tetrastyle temple, statue of Zeus seated facing within holding sceptre & thunderbolt, eagle at feet; date APC in pediment. Spijkerman 93. | Text | Image |
| GORDIAN III |
| Spij 93 | Gordian III AE24 of Gadara in the Syrian Decapolis. Dated Year 303 =240/1 AD. AVTOK.K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / POMP GADAWN, galley right; date GT in exergue. SNG ANS 1332; Spijkerman 93. | Text | Image |
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| Spij 96 | Gordian III AE25 of Gadara. War Galley. | Text | Image |
| See also: | Perseus Project database, coins of Gadara | |
| | Entry for Palestine, Decapolis, Gadara on the Digital Historia Numorum | |
| | Search for Gadara in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum | |
