Phrygia, Apameia; bust of Athena/eagle, caps of Dioscuri
Description:
Phrygia, Apameia, 133 - 48 BC. Antiphon and Meneklios, magistrates. Helmeted bust of Athena right / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ; eagle standing right on a maeander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioscouri surmounted by star, star above eagle.
Diameter:
AE21 mm
Weight:
8,74 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 164
Commentary:
attractive brown surfaces
History:
After the Battle at Magnesia (190 BC), Rome and Seleukid Kingdom signed a Treaty of Apameia (188 BC), which established Rome as a main power in Eastern Mediterranean.
Article Number:
010-10-02-41652