GADARA OF THE DECAPOLIS, LUCIUS VERUS AE
Sofaer --, Spijkerman 58, Very Fine +, 20mm, 7.16 grams, Struck 160/161 C.E.
Obverse: AYT KAIC Λ AYP OYHPOC around laureate head of Lucius Verus to right
Reverse: Bare male head to right, ΓAΔA-PEωN ΔKC (date 224 - 160/161 C.E.) around
A CHOICE example with a very RARE date (not in Sofaer)! The bulk of the Gadaran coinage struck under Lucius Verus was struck the following year EKC = 161/162 C.E.
Ex: Fontanille Coins
