Philadelphia (Ammon) of the Decapolis AE, VF, RARE!, 164/165 C.E.

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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.

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