Phrygia, Dokimeion, Lucius Verus
Description:
Phrygia, Dokimeion, Lucius Verus (161 - 169 AD). ΑV KAI Λ AVP OVHPO: laureate and draped bust right / MAKEΔONΩN ΔΟΚΙΜEΩΝ; Cybele, holding scepter and tympanum, right on lion.
Diameter:
AE29 mm
Weight:
16.2 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Not in known references; cf. SNG von Aulock 3549 (M.Aurelius), BMC 21 (M.Aurelius)
Commentary:
very rare; great bronze patina
History:
Originally a Phrygian goddess, Cybele was the goddess of Mother Earth.
Article Number:
001-03-02-44287