Description
Arabia, Petra, struck 161-169 AD. AYT ANTωNINOC KAI OYHPOC CEB; bare-headed and draped busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus facing / AΔPI ΠΕΤΡΑ MHTPOΠΟΛIC; Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right.
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Arabia, Petra, struck 161-169 AD. AYT ANTωNINOC KAI OYHPOC CEB; bare-headed and draped busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus facing / AΔPI ΠΕΤΡΑ MHTPOΠΟΛIC; Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE19 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,62 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Spijkerman 21 (same dies); SNG ANS 1367 |
| Commentary: | dark patina, irregular flan, decent details |
In the 2nd century AD Petra gradually lost its importance as a center of caravan trade to Palmyra.