PHILADELPHIA (AMMON) OF THE DECAPOLIS, PSEUDO-AUTONOMOUS AE
Sofaer 8, Spijkerman 3, Very Fine, rev. flan flaw, contrast added, 17.2mm, 3.59 grams
Obverse:Veiled bust of Demeter to right, with ears of grain on head and in front of chest, ΦΙΛ . KOI . CYPI around
Reverse: Cista mystica with two ears of grain between two serpents, date ETOYC ZKC (year 227 = 164/165 C.E.) around
Philadelphia (now Amman) was originally known as Rabbath Ammon (the Capital of Ammon) in the Bible, subsequently called just Ammon.
Ex: Fontanille Coins
