Cilicia, Hieropolis Kastabala, Marcus Aurelius
70,00 €
Description
Cilicia, Hieropolis Kastabala, Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 AD). ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΙΤWΝ ΚΑΣΤΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ; draped bust of Dionysus right wearing wreath of ivy leaves, thyrsus over left shoulder, bunch of grapes on stem in right field / AV ANTONINOC CEB; Marcus Aurelius, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe in right hand, being crowned by Nike flying behind him.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE30 |
| Weight [g]: | 14,34 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG Leypold 2369 (different ethnics); Ziegler 1292 (different ethnics) |
| Commentary: | very rare; dark grey patina, some roughness |
Historical Context
From 64 BC until 17 AD Hieropolis was a capital of a local dynasty founded by Tarcondimotos, former pirate defeated by Pompey.
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