Cilicia, Mopsos; Zeus/altar
50,00 €
Description
Cilicia, Mopsos, 2nd – 1st century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / MOΨEATΩN THC IEPAC KAI AYTONOMOY; lighted altar on two feet, countermark.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,80 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG Levante 1309; SNG France 1942 |
| Commentary: | dark olive-grey patina, some deposits |
Historical Context
The city often changed its name in course of history and was known as: Mopsuestia, Seleucia on the Pyramus, Mopsos, Hadriana, Decia - just to stick with the antiquity only.





