Phoenicia, Arados, Trajan
75,00 €
Description
Phoenicia, Arados, Trajan (98 – 117 AD). Aradus mint, year 375 = 116/7 AD. Diademed bust of Astarte right, small laureate head of Trajan right / APAΔIΩN; humped bull springing left, head facing; EOT above, Phoenician letter before.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE24 |
| Weight [g]: | 9,02 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop 81; BMC Phoenicia 374 |
| Commentary: | brown patina with bronze highlights, well centered, good details |
Historical Context
Astarte was a Greek name for Semitic godess Ishtar, who was later identified with Cretan Ariadne and Greek Aphrodite.
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