Cappadocia, Caesarea, Antoninus Pius
Description:
Cappadocia, Caesarea, Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 AD). ANTΩNEINOC CEBACTOC; laureate head right / KAICAPEΩN T Ρ AΓAIΩ; Mount Argaios with statue of Helios at top.
Diameter:
AE23 mm
Weight:
10,32 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
BMC 64.155; Syd. 309
Commentary:
green patina, some deposits, attractive high relief portrait
History:
Mount Argaios (3917 m) towering nearly 3 km abouve the surrounding plain, creates a microclimate with much more precipitation than the otherwise dry region.
Article Number:
018-03-04-41652