Cilicia, Mallos; Tyche with river-god/Senate
105,00 €
Description
Cilicia, Mallos, time of Trajan Decius (249-251 AD). SACRA SINATUS; veiled and draped personification of Roman Senate right / ΜΑΛΛO COLONIA; city goddess seated on rocks left between two standards inscribed S C, at her feet, two river gods swimming in opposite directions.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE31 |
| Weight [g]: | 17,86 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG Levante 1286-7 var; SNG BN 1928 |
| Commentary: | rare; light brown surfaces |
Historical Context
The exact location of the city is still debated, because the river Pyramos, due to heavy silting, buried the city under its deposits.
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