Mesopotamia, Carrhae; crab/star and crescent on globe
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Description
Mesopotamia, Carrhae. Pseudo-autonomous issue, late 2nd century AD. Crab / KAPPOH; star above filleted crescent set on globe.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE11 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,48 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | BMC cf. p. lxxxix; Bellinger, The Excavations at Dura-Europos: The Coins, 1498 |
| Commentary: | rare; light bronze patina with contrasting sandy deposits |
Historical Context
Carrhae (Haran) was a place of moon cult since the Sumerian times (3rd-2nd millenium BC).
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