Description
Ionia, Smyrna, Faustina II (147 – 175 AD). ΦAVCTЄINA CЄBAC; draped bust right / EÎ I CTΡ KΛ ΠΡOKΛOY COΦICTOY, CMVP; Nemesis standing left, holding scepter, wheel at feet to left.
85,00 €
Ionia, Smyrna, Faustina II (147 – 175 AD). ΦAVCTЄINA CЄBAC; draped bust right / EÎ I CTΡ KΛ ΠΡOKΛOY COΦICTOY, CMVP; Nemesis standing left, holding scepter, wheel at feet to left.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 9,00 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | not in known sources; cf. SNG Fitzwilliam 4581. RPC Online 248.2 |
| Commentary: | very rare; light brown patina and metal surfaces |
In the 2nd century AD Smyrna was a vibrant centre of Christianity with such figures as St. Polycarp or St. Irenaeus, who was a native of the city.