Phrygia, Abbaitis; head of Herakles/lion skin on club
70,00 €
Description
Phrygia, Abbaitis, 2nd – 1st century BC. Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin / ABBA-ΜΥΣΩΝ; lion skin draped over club; monogram to right, all within wreath.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE18 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,86 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop 5; BMC 8 |
| Commentary: | rare; bronze patina with some contrasting deposits, good portrait, reverse slightly off-center |
Historical Context
Abbaetae-Mysi were Mysian people living in a district of western Phrygia called Abbaitis; their mint was in Ankyra.
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