Cilicia, Mallos; Zeus/Tyche with river-gods
Description:
Cilicia, Mallos, 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Laureat head of Zeus right / MAΛΛΩTΩN; Tyche seated left on rock, two river-gods swimming left below.
Diameter:
AE26 mm
Weight:
11,46 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
not in known references; the head of Zeus is very "Antiochean" in style, the faint legend on reverse reveals it as Mallos mint.
Commentary:
green patina with brown highlights
History:
The exact location of the city is still debated, because the river Pyramos, due to heavy silting, buried the city under its deposits.
Article Number:
003-02-03-41652