Description
Mysia, Pergamon, 1st century AD. ΘЄON CYNKΛHTON; draped bust of the Senate right / ΘЄAN PΩMHN; turreted head of Roma right, monogram to right.
Mysia, Pergamon; Senate/Roma
50,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,48 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG Fran 1979 var |
| Commentary: | dark grea patina, minor roughness |
Historical Context
The cult of Roma as deity started around 200 BC in the Greek cities of Asia Minor, but the Senate became cult-worthy much later, when its power was already of no significance.
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