Lydia, Blaundos; Senate/Dionysos
Description:
Lydia, Blaundos, ca. 176 - 225 AD. IEΡA CYNKΛHTOC (N is retrograde); draped, youthful bust of the Senate right / BΛAYNΔEΩN M (N is retrograde); Dionysos, naked, standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at foot left.
Diameter:
AE21 mm
Weight:
4,68 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Paris 1972.815
Commentary:
rare; olive-grey patina with some bronze highlights on reverse, some flat area on reverse
History:
Blaundos is located on an impressive plateau surrounded from three sides by steep cliffs and deep gorges.
Article Number:
063-06-06-44408