Description: Mysia, Pergamon, 1st century AD. ΘЄON CYNKΛHTON; draped bust of the Senate right / ΘЄAN PΩMHN; turreted head of Roma right, monogram to right.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 3,48 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: SNG Fran 1979 var

Commentary: dark grea patina, minor roughness

History: The cult of Roma as deity started around 200 BC in the Greek cities of Asia Minor, but the Senate became cult-worthy much later, when its power was already of no significance.

Article Number: 056-04-01-41652