DECAPOLIS, Pella. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion

DECAPOLIS, Pella. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (36mm, 26.61 g, 11h). Dated CY 246 (AD 183/4). ΑΥ Κ Μ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟC ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΦΙΛΙΠ Τ Κ ΠЄΛΛΑΙωΝ Π ΝΥΦ Κ CΥ ЄΛ ЄΤΟ ςΜC (date), Acropolis of Pella with hexastyle temple and statue standing in center. The temple is placed on a podium supported by pillars; at the base of mountain, a colonnade with gateways. Spijkerman 9; RPC IV.3 Online 6588; Sofaer 7. Green surfaces, minor roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only four specimens known to RPC.

From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.