Description: Cilicia, Mopsos, 2nd - 1st century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / MOΨEATΩN THC IEPAC KAI AVTONOMOV; Artemis drawing arrow from quiver over shoulder.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 3,82 g

Grade: VF/gF

Attribution: SNG Levante 1314; Lindgren/ Kovacs 1548

Commentary: dark patina with contrasting sandy deposits, well centered with legible legends

History: Greek mythology knows two persons with the name "Mopsus" - the first being one of the Argonauts and the second the son of Manto, who was actually the mythical founder of the Cilician city.

Article Number: 016-03-04-41652