Phrygia, Synaos; Senate/Dionysos
Description:
Phrygia, Synaos, 1st - 2nd century AD. IEPA CYNKΛHTO; draped bust of Senate right / CYNAEITΩN; Dionysos standing facing, head turned left, holding kantharos in right hand, thyrsos in left, panther at feet left.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
3,12 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
not in known references
Commentary:
dark olive patina, well centered, faint but legible ethnic
History:
Synaos was located nearby the modern city of Ankara and was on the route of Paul's missionary travels through Asia Minor.
Article Number:
011-07-08-41652