Lydia, Philadelphia, Caligula
Description:
Lydia, Philadelphia, Caligula (37 - 41 AD). Epikrates magistrate. ΓAIOΣ KAIΣAΡ; bare head right, star behind / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN; laureate, draped jugate busts of Dioscuri right EΠIKPATHΣ.
Diameter:
AE17 mm
Weight:
4,58 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
RPC I 3022
Commentary:
green patina with some breaks, good centering with clear legends
History:
Before 19 AD the Lydian tongue had ceased to be spoken in Lydia, and Greek was the only language of the country.
Article Number:
014-06-04-41652