Lydia, Saitta; Tyche/Asklepios
Description:
Lydia, Saitta, 3rd century AD. CAITTAI; turreted, bare-breasted bust of Tyche right. / CAITTHNΩN; Herakles, naked, standing right, looking left, lionskin over left arm, leaning on club with his right hand.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
4,08 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Leypold I, 1155; Paris AAGR12581
Commentary:
rare; bronze patina, good details
History:
Saitta was in eastern Lydia, in the triangle between the upper Hyllus river and the Hermus river.
Article Number:
048-02-06-44408