Judaea City Coinage. Gerasa (Geresh). Hadrian. Æ 26 (12.81 g), 117-138 CE. ΔI AYT K TPA AΔPIANO CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right. Reverse: [A]PTEMIC TYΧ[H ΓEPACωN], draped bust right of Artemis-Tyche right, quiver and bow at shoulders. Meshorer, City-Coins 252 corr. (obv. legend; same dies); Rosenberger 5-6; SNG ANS 1343; RPC 4084.9 (this coin). Dark green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400
Ex CNG 61 (25 September 2002), 1070; Adams/Applebaum Collections (Superior, 11-12 December 1992), 2195.
The remains of the great Artemision can still be seen in the modern city of Jerash. Artemis was the protectress of the city, and the city's most important deity. She is generally featured on the coins of the Gerasa, either in her guise as huntress, or, as here, as the city goddess (Tyche). The reverse legend on this coin translates as Artemis-Tyche of the people of Gerasa.