Phrygia, Hierapolis, Nero
45,00 €
Description
Phrygia, Hierapolis, Nero (Caesar, 50-54 AD). Chares and Papias, magistrates. NEPΩN KAIΣAP; bare-headed, draped bust right / XAPHΣ B ΠAΠIAΣ IEPAΠOΛEITΩN; Apollo riding horse right, holding bipennis.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE18 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,60 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | RPC I 2976; SNG Copenhagen 456; BMC 122 |
| Commentary: | dark grey patina |
Historical Context
Hierapolis was founded as a thermal spa early in the 2nd century BC.






