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159-160 AD (CY 88) Judea/Judaea Neapolis Antoninus Pius AE 32mm Mt Gerizim Coin
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JUDAEA, Neapolis. Antoninus Pius. (138-161 AD). Æ (32mm, 14.96g). Dated CY 88 (159-160 AD). O./ AYTOK KAICAP ANTωNINOC CЄBAC ЄVCЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R./ ΦΛ NЄAC ΠOΛЄωC CYIAC ΠAΛЄCT, Mount Gerizim with two peaks; between, ravine with sloping roadway; left peak with temple in perspective; to right, another building and steep stairway with shrines attached; right peak with shrine on top and trees at base; colonnade before with open gateway; ET ΠH (date) in exergue. Purchased in private sale from Harlan J Berk ltd (27 Oct 2023). Sofaer 21-2.
The modern day city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, Neapolis was located in a strategic position between Mts. Ebal and Gerizim, the latter of which figured prominently on its coinage. This mountain, sacred to the Samaritans, was believed to have been the location chosen by God for a holy temple rather than the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, some 40 miles south. The Samaritan shrine on Gerizim can be clearly seen on this appealing bronze of Antoninus, together with the staircases leading up to it. However, the original temple was destroyed by the Hasmonean king John Hyrcanus in 112-111 BCE, so the shrine seen here seems to be a retrospective view, like that of the Jerusalem temple facade seen on coins of the Bar Kochba Revolt.
JUDAEA, Neapolis. Antoninus Pius. (138-161 AD). Æ (32mm, 14.96g). Dated CY 88 (159-160 AD). O./ AYTOK KAICAP ANTωNINOC CЄBAC ЄVCЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R./ ΦΛ NЄAC ΠOΛЄωC CYIAC ΠAΛЄCT, Mount Gerizim with two peaks; between, ravine with sloping roadway; left peak with temple in perspective; to right, another building and steep stairway with shrines attached; right peak with shrine on top and trees at base; colonnade before with open gateway; ET ΠH (date) in exergue. Purchased in private sale from Harlan J Berk ltd (27 Oct 2023). Sofaer 21-2. The modern day city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, Neapolis was located in a strategic position between Mts. Ebal and Gerizim, the latter of which figured prominently on its coinage. This mountain, sacred