Phrygia, Synnada; eagle/owl on amphora
Description:
Phrygia, Synnada, 14 - 37 AD. Magistrate Valerianus. OVAΛEPIANOY; eagle standing with open wings, head turned left / CΥΝΝ-ΑΔ-ΕΩΝ; owl standing right on amphora.
Diameter:
AE14 mm
Weight:
4,04 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RPC 3182; BMC 8
Commentary:
rare; dark patina, some light deposits, well centered with clear legends
History:
Synnada was famous for the special marble, of a light color with purple specles and veins, quarried in Dokimeion.
Article Number:
026-06-05-41652