Attica, Athens; head of Athena/bucranium
Description:
Attica, Athens, time of Gallienus (253-268 AD). Helmeted head of Athena right / AΘHNAIΩN; bucranium.
Diameter:
AE21 mm
Weight:
4.96 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
Svoronos pl. 99, 26
Commentary:
brown patina, some roughness, some deposits
History:
In 267 AD the Germanic tribe of Heruli sacked Athens destroying most of the city and reducing it in the future to the fortified area around the Roman Agora.
Article Number:
018-07-01-44287