Phrygia, Philomelion, Marcus Aurelius
95,00 €
Description
Phrygia, Philomelion, Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 AD). AV M AYPH ANTωΝƐINOC; laureate head left / ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛƐωΝ; Apollo, naked, standing right, holding laurel twig and resting hand on lyre standing on tripod.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,90 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | not in known references, cf. Münzen & Medaillen GmbH, Auction 29, 2659 |
| Commentary: | very rare; dark brown patina with bronze highlights on obverse |
Historical Context
Sometime in the middle of the 2nd century AD the bishop of Smyrna was martyred and his martyrdom has been described in the famous letter from the church of Smyrna to the church of Philomelion.
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