Phrygia, Apameia; bust of Athena/eagle, caps of Dioscuri
Description:
Phrygia, Apameia, 133 - 48 BC. Helmeted bust of Athena right / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ; eagle standing right on a maeander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioscouri surmounted by star, star above eagle.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
4,76 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 161 ff
Commentary:
bronze surfaces with black deposits, decent details
History:
During the Mithridatic Wars in the 1st century BC, Apameia was struck by severe earthquake.
Article Number:
057-06-04-42384