Description: Cappadocia, Tyana, 1st century BC. Bull walking right / ΤΥΑ−ΝΕωΝ; Zeus seated left, holding scepter.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 2,54 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Lindgren and Kovacs 1733; SNG Cop 315

Commentary: rare; sand patina with dark highlights, some scratches, chipped flan

History: The famous Apollonius of Tyana had actually a long lasting impact on the population of the Eastern part of the empire, with talismans of him being still popular in the 5th century AD.

Article Number: 043-09-05-41652