Phrygia, Abbaitis; head of Apollo/labrys
Description:
Phrygia, Abbaitis, 2nd - 1st century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / ΜΥΣΩΝ ΑΒΒΑ; labrys, monogram left, all within wreath.
Diameter:
AE14 mm
Weight:
3,48 g
Grade:
gF/aVF
Attribution:
BMC 9-10
Commentary:
dark green patina, some deposits, obverse slightly off-center
History:
Abbaitis was a region in Phrygia inhabited by Mysian (hence the ethnikon); ist coins were struck in Ankyra (not to be confused with Ankyra in Galatia).
Article Number:
013-08-05-41652