Phrygia, Apameia; bust of Athena/eagle, caps of Dioscuri
Description:
Phrygia, Apameia, 133 - 48 BC. Bust of Athena right, wearing high-crested Corinthian helmet / Eagle alighting on basis with meander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioscuri, KΩKOY (magistrate) below.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
7,22 g
Grade:
VF/gVF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 161-2; BMC 78-82
Commentary:
attractive green patina, high relief head of Athena, pit on obverse, reverse slightly off-center
History:
Antiochos I Soter founded the city and named it after his mother, Apama.
Article Number:
014-05-05-41652