Pamphylia, Sillyon, Philip II
Description:
Pamphylia, Sillyon, Philip II (244 - 249 AD) as Caesar. K. M AP. IOY. CEY. ΦIΛIΠΠOC CE.; bare-headed, draped bust right / CΙΛΛΥЄΩΝ; Hygeia standing right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asklepios standing right, head turned back left, holding serpent-staff.
Diameter:
AE22 mm
Weight:
9,8 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
not in known references
Commentary:
rare; dark green patina, good details,
History:
Sillyum was alongside Termessos one of the cities which withstood the siege by Alexander the Great in 334 BC.
Article Number:
046-02-04-41652