MARCUS AURELIUS AE, NEAPOLIS, SAMARIA
Rosenberger 15, Hendin GBC4 - 879, VF/GVF, repatinated, 24.3mm, 9.50 grams
Obverse: AYPHΛIOC KAICAP EYCEB CEBYIOC, bare head of Marcus Aurelius right
Reverse: Zeus Heliopolites facing, holding whip and grain ears, flanked by two bulls, date ЄT ΠH (year 88 = 159/160 C.E.) across fields, ΦΛ NAECΠOΛE CYPIAC ΠAΛECTI around
Well struck with much more than typical detail.
Ex: Palm Desert Collection, CA
