Mesopotamia, Carrhae; crab/star and crescent on globe
Description:
Mesopotamia, Carrhae. Pseudo-autonomous issue, late 2nd century AD. Crab / KAPPOH; star above filleted crescent set on globe.
Diameter:
AE11 mm
Weight:
1,48 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
BMC cf. p. lxxxix; Bellinger, The Excavations at Dura-Europos: The Coins, 1498
Commentary:
rare; light bronze patina with contrasting sandy deposits
History:
Carrhae (Haran) was a place of moon cult since the Sumerian times (3rd-2nd millenium BC).
Article Number:
002-03-03-45412