New examples of a rare coin type of Gerasa in the Decapolis

Abstract

We present three additional examples of an extremely rare coin type of Gerasa struck at the time of Elagabalus and depicting a statue of Artemis inside a distyle temple, bringing total number of known examples to six. The type is quite significant, being the only architectural type minted in Gerasa. The newly published examples allow to fully read the reverse inscription with the ethnic of the city in genitive plural form. One of the coins is bearing a bow shaped countermark known from two other coin types of Gerasa from the time of Elagabalus.