Cappadocia, Caesarea, Antoninus Pius
Description:
Cappadocia, Caesarea, Antoninus Pius (139 - 161 AD). ΑΝΤΟΝΙΝΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤ; laureate head right / Modius (kalathos) on tripod, containing five ears of corn; E left, retrograde Z (for year) to right.
Diameter:
AE18 mm
Weight:
6,02 g
Grade:
aVF/VF
Attribution:
RPC Online 10066
Commentary:
rare; green patina, thick flan, high relief, well centered
History:
Modius was an official unit of dry measure (e.g. for grain), equivalent to 8.73 litre, and also a container with that volume officially approved for measuring volume.
Article Number:
011-04-04-41652