Phrygia, Aizanis, Caligula
70,00 €
Description
Phrygia, Aizanis, Caligula (37 – 41 AD). magistrates Lollius Klassikos & Lollius Rufus. ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑP; radiate head right / AIZANTIWN ΕΠΙ POYΦOY ΚΑΙ ΚΛΑCCIKOY; Zeus of Aezanis standing left with eagle & scepter, monogram to left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,52 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | RPC II 3085; SNG Cop 80 |
| Commentary: | dark patina with reddish sandy deposits, some roughness |
Historical Context
Aizanis was a small town, which wealth was based on massive production of wheat and on sheep rearing; the town could even afford four (!) bridges over a small local stream.






