Cappadocia, Caesarea, Antoninus Pius
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Description
Cappadocia, Caesarea, Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 AD). ANTΩNEINOC CEBACTOC; laureate head right / KAICAPEΩN T Ρ AΓAIΩ; Mount Argaios with statue of Helios at top.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,32 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BMC 64.155; Syd. 309 |
| Commentary: | green patina, some deposits, attractive high relief portrait |
Historical Context
Mount Argaios (3917 m) towering nearly 3 km abouve the surrounding plain, creates a microclimate with much more precipitation than the otherwise dry region.






