Description: Ionia, Phokaia, 253 - 268 AD. ΦΩKEA; turretted, draped bust of the city goddess right; countermark / ΦΩKAIЄΩN; galley right, two pilei of the Dioscuri above, surmounted by stars.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 3,3 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: SNG von Aulock 2124; SNG München 844; SNG Cop 1061

Commentary: scarce late issue of Phokaia

History: The city gave its name to Phocaean red slip - a kind of pottery produced in the area and widespread in the ancient world about 4th-7th century AD.

Article Number: 006-05-03-41652