Description: Ionia, Smyrna, 253 - 260 AD. IEPA CVN•KΛHTOC ; draped bust of Senate right / CMVPNAIΩN Γ NЄ ЄΠ IKTH T OV Tyche standing facing, head left, holding phiale and cornucopiae.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 5,8 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: SNG Cop 1326 var. (rev legend)

Commentary: green patina with light contrasting deposits, good detail

History: Seeking Rome's help, the city of Smyrna created about 195 BC the cult of Rome with the Roma as deity - a novelty which spread throughout the empire.

Article Number: 022-01-03-41652