Pontos, Kabeira; aegis with gorgoneion/Nike
Description:
Pontos, Kabeira, 120 - 100 BC. Gorgoneion facing, turned slightly right, Aegis around / ΚΑΒΗ-ΡΩΝ; Nike walking right, palm branch over shoulder, TM monogram to right.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
7,36 g
Grade:
VF/VF
Attribution:
RecGen 4; SNG Fitzwilliam 796; BMC 1246
Commentary:
scarce; dark olive patina with minute roughness, some sandy deposits
History:
Kabeira was a city where Mithridates VI built one of his palaces.
Article Number:
012-06-03-41652