Phrygia, Amorium, Caligula
110,00 €
Description
Phrygia, Amorium, Caligula (37 – 41 AD). Silvanus and Iustus Vipsanius, magistrates. ΓAIOC KAICAP; bare head right / ЄΠI CΙΛΟYΑΝΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΙΟΥCΤΟΥ ΟΥƐΙΨΑΝΙWN; eagle standing right, with caduceus over shoulder.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,42 |
| Grade: | VF/gF |
| Attribution: | RPC 3236; BMC 25 |
| Commentary: | rare; dark grey patina with bronze highlights, some scratches and roughness on reverse |
Historical Context
Amorium was very important military base during Byzantine times but we know next to nothing about its history in Roman times.





