Description: Arabia, Petra, struck 161-169 AD. AYT ANTωNINOC KAI OYHPOC CEB; bare-headed and draped busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus facing / AΔPI ΠΕΤΡΑ MHTPOΠΟΛIC; Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 4,62 g

Grade: gF/aVF

Attribution: Spijkerman 21 (same dies); SNG ANS 1367

Commentary: dark patina, irregular flan, decent details

History: In the 2nd century AD Petra gradually lost its importance as a center of caravan trade to Palmyra.

Article Number: 013-01-06-41652