Phrygia, Abbaitis; head of Herakles/lion skin on club
Description:
Phrygia, Abbaitis, 2nd - 1st century BC. Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin / ABBA-ΜΥΣΩΝ; lion skin draped over club; monogram to right, all within wreath.
Diameter:
AE18 mm
Weight:
4,86 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 5; BMC 8
Commentary:
rare; bronze patina with some contrasting deposits, good portrait, reverse slightly off-center
History:
Abbaetae-Mysi were Mysian people living in a district of western Phrygia called Abbaitis; their mint was in Ankyra.
Article Number:
020-02-06-41652