Gaza in Judaea, 132-133 AD., Hadrian, Æ 29, BMC 25.
Gaza in Judaea, Hadrian, dated year 4 ("epidemia" date, since the emperor's visit in 130 AD.), and year 193 of the local era beginning in 61 AD. = 132-133 AD.,
Æ 28 (24-28 mm / 14,12 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 340°),
Obv.: [AY]T KAI TPA - [A]ΔPIANOC [CE ?] , laureate-headed bust of Hadrian r., wearing cuirass and paludamentum, seen from behind.
Rev.: ETW - ΓAZA - Δ EΠI ΓQΡ , Io and Tyche standing facing, clasping hands, Marnas symbol at feet between, epidemia date and year of the local era in exergue.
BMC 27. 147, 25 ; ANS 920 var. .
The vita of Porphyry of Gaza, mentions the great god of Gaza, known as Marnas (Aramaic MarnÄ the "Lord"), who was regarded as the god of rain and grain and invoked against famine. Marna of Gaza appears on coinage. He was identified at Gaza with Cretan Zeus, Zeus KrÄ“tagenÄ“s. It is likely that Marnas was the Hellenistic expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion—the last surviving great cult center of paganism—was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402. Treading upon the sanctuary's paving-stones had been forbidden. Christians later used these same to pave the public marketplace.
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![Gaza in Judaea, 132-133 AD., Hadrian, Æ 29, BMC 25.
Gaza in Judaea, Hadrian, dated year 4 ("epidemia" date, since the emperor's visit in 130 AD.), and year 193 of the local era beginning in 61 AD. = 132-133 AD.,
Æ 28 (24-28 mm / 14,12 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 340°),
Obv.: [AY]T KAI TPA - [A]ΔPIANOC [CE ?] , laureate-headed bust of Hadrian r., wearing cuirass and paludamentum, seen from behind.
Rev.: ETW - ΓAZA - Δ EΠI ΓQΡ , Io and Tyche standing facing, clasping hands, Marnas symbol at feet between, epidemia date and year of the local era in exergue.
BMC 27. 147, 25 ; ANS 920 var. .
The vita of Porphyry of Gaza, mentions the great god of Gaza, known as Marnas (Aramaic MarnÄ the "Lord"), who was regarded as the god of rain and grain and invoked against famine. Marna of Gaza appears on coinage. He was identified at Gaza with Cretan Zeus, Zeus KrÄ“tagenÄ“s. It is likely that Marnas was the Hellenistic expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion—the last surviving great cult center of paganism—was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402. Treading upon the sanctuary's paving-stones had been forbidden. Christians later used these same to pave the public marketplace.
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Gaza in Judaea, 132-133 AD., Hadrian, Æ 29, BMC 25.
Gaza in Judaea, Hadrian, dated year 4 (\"epidemia\" date, since the emperor's visit in 130 AD.), and year 193 of the local era beginning in 61 AD. = 132-133 AD.,
Æ 28 (24-28 mm / 14,12 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 340°),
Obv.: [AY]T KAI TPA - [A]ΔPIANOC [CE ?] , laureate-headed bust of Hadrian r., wearing cuirass and paludamentum, seen from behind.
Rev.: ETW - ΓAZA - Δ EΠI ΓQΡ , Io and Tyche standing facing, clasping hands, Marnas symbol at feet between, epidemia date and year of the local era in exergue.
BMC 27. 147, 25 ; ANS 920 var. .
The vita of Porphyry of Gaza, mentions the great god of Gaza, known as Marnas (Aramaic MarnÄ the \"Lord\"), who was regarded as the god of rain and grain and invoked against famine. Marna of Gaza appears on coinage. He was identified at Gaza with Cretan Zeus, Zeus KrÄ“tagenÄ“s. It is likely that Marnas was the Hellenistic expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion—the last surviving great cult center of paganism—was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402. Treading upon the sanctuary's paving-stones had been forbidden. Christians later used these same to pave the public marketplace.
Schlüsselwörter: Gaza Judaea Hadrian Io Tyche Marnas")