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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2176336, member: 42773&quot;]Coins of the Levant comprise a substantial part of my collecting interests, so I&#039;ll be posting all my new acquisitions in this thread. Here is the latest new arrival, a Roman provincial of Gadara.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Syria, Decapolis, Gadara. Faustina II, Augusta, 147-175 AD.</b></p><p>AE 20mm, 7.89 gm, 12h. Dated CY 225. 161/2 AD.</p><p><i>Obv.</i>: ΦAVCTINA CEBATH, draped bust right.</p><p>Rev.: ΓAΔAPEΩN EKC (date), laureate and draped bust of Zeus right.</p><p>References: Spijkerman 49 (same dies); Rosenberger IV 51 (same dies); SNG ANS 1312-3 (same dies).</p><p>Notes: ex-Tom Vossen, electronic sale, 6/3/2015</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420907[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The modern city of Umm Qais, in Northern Jordan, is situated near the ancient ruins of Gadara. Here&#039;s a map of the Decapolis. One of my collecting goals this year is to acquire as many coins from as many mints from this region as I can. This is my first of Gadara.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420918[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;ve got any coins of Gadara, let&#039;s see them![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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