A composition of the main historical features of Beit She`an, as the visitor sees them today: the Tel, the Roman theatre, the synagogue mosaic, a Doric column. The name of the city, `Beit She`an` in Hebrew above and in English, below.
Obverse lettering
בית שאן
Beit She`an
Obverse script
Reverse description
In the center, a replica of a city-coin minted in 189 CE. The coin depicts Dionysius and, at his heel, his sacred panther. Around Dionysius, in Greek letters, `Nyckie Acysmc` and the year of issue `189 CE`. On the rim, an inscription `Coin of Beit She`an 3949` in Hebrew and English. The date, in English, 189 CE.
Reverse lettering
מטבע בית שאן ג`תתקמט
Coin of Beit She`an 189 C.E. (Translation: (On Coin in Greek) Nyckie Acysmc)