Thrace, Byzantion, Julia Domna
Description:
Thrace, Byzantion, Julia Domna (193 - 217 AD). YOIΛIA AVΓOYCT; draped bust right / BVZANTIΩN; crescent moon and star.
Diameter:
AE17 mm
Weight:
2,44 g
Grade:
F/aVF
Attribution:
Varbanov 1746; Schönert-Geiss 1482
Commentary:
dark patina with sand deposits, clear ethnic, good reverse
History:
Byzantion sided with Pescennius Niger against Septimius Severus and was destroyed by the latter in 196 AD and rebuilt afterwards.
Article Number:
038-06-02-41652