Bithynia, Flaviopolis (as Creteia), Septimius Severus
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Description
Bithynia, Flaviopolis (as Creteia), Septimius Severus (193 – 211 AD). AV K L CEP CEVHPOC; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΚΡΗΤΙЄΩΝ ΦΛΑΟY: river-god Billaios reclining left on rocks, holding crowning Nike and reed; ΒΙΛΑЄΟC in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE25 |
| Weight [g]: | 12,10 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | Cf. Helios 3, lot 331 |
| Commentary: | dark green patina, well centered |
Historical Context
Although we do not really know the exact location of the city, Cretaia still remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
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