Cilicia, Mopsos; Zeus/altar
Description:
Cilicia, Mopsos, 2nd - 1st century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / MOΨEATΩN THC IEPAC KAI AYTONOMOY; lighted altar on two feet, countermark.
Diameter:
AE22 mm
Weight:
4,8 g
Grade:
aVF/gF
Attribution:
SNG Levante 1309; SNG France 1942
Commentary:
dark olive-grey patina, some deposits
History:
The city often changed its name in course of history and was known as: Mopsuestia, Seleucia on the Pyramus, Mopsos, Hadriana, Decia - just to stick with the antiquity only.
Article Number:
038-06-06-41652