Crete, Koinon of Crete, Vespasian
220,00 €
Description
Crete, Koinon of Crete, Vespasian (69 – 79 AD). AYT•KAI•OYEΣΠ•YÎ A TO H; laureate head right / Artemis rushing to right, shooting her bow.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,62 |
| Grade: | aVF/VF |
| Attribution: | cf. RPC III 12 (legend counterclockwise); Svoronos, Numismatique 44 (legend counterclockwise) |
| Commentary: | rare; dark brown patina, good details |
Historical Context
Crete actually had to be subjugated to the Roman Empire in 3 years of ferocious campaign (69-66 BC) with Quintus Caecilius Metellus gaining the agnomen "Creticus".
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