Province Syria Palaestina
City Neapolis 
Region Samaria
Reign Macrinus
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΟΠ ϹΕ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹ ΠΟΛΕωϹ ϹΥ(Ρ) ΠΑΛ(Α)
Reverse design Mount Gerizim with two peaks; below in front, a colonnade; a stairway, flanked by a series of shrines or altars on the slope, leads to a temple seen in three-quarter view at the top of first peak; another roadway to an altar on top of the peak to the right

 

Museum Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Inventory no.
Reference Sofaer 84 = Lanz 32, 29 Apr. 1985, lot 686 = Sternberg 6, 25 Nov. 1976, lot 658 = Hirsch 90, 13 Nov. 1974, lot 170
Diameter 28
Weight 16.85
Axis 12
Note