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Bithynia, Nikaia, Vespasian
Description: Bithynia, Nikaia, Vespasian (69 - 79 AD). Proconsul Marcus Plancius Varus. ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΩ ΝΕΙΚΑ; laureate head right / ΕΠΙ ΜΑΡΚΟΥ ΠΛΑΝΚΙΟΥ ΟΥΑΡΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ; panther seated left, with paws resting on krater.
Diameter: AE22 mm
Weight: 5,72 g
Grade: gF/gF
Attribution: BMC 7; RPC II 629
Commentary: rare; dark patina with bronze highlights
History: It was commonly thought in antiquity that panthers were fond of wine and that they could be captured by setting a bowl of it out and waiting until they had drunk to excess.
Article Number: 004-01-06-44757