Phrygia, Philomelion, Caracalla
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Description
Phrygia, Philomelion, Caracalla (198 – 217 AD). ANTωNЄINOC Î E AV; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΦIΛOMHΛ EÎ I AΔΡIANO; Dionysos standing facing, head to left, holding Kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos with his left; to left at feet, panther.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,52 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | not in known references, cf. Leu Web Auc. 2 (12/2017), lot 440. |
| Commentary: | very rare; brown patina |
Historical Context
Philomelion was founded in 3rd century BC by a family of local lords serving as Macedonian soldiers.
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