Skythia, Olbia; Zeus/eagle
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Description
Skythia, Olbia, 1st century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right, countermark: caduceus / OΛBIO-ΠOΛEITEΩN above and beneath eagle standing left, wings spread, Q-EY across fields, ΠA monogram in left field.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,70 |
| Grade: | gF/F |
| Attribution: | Frovola 2249; Blarmamberg Coll. 42 |
| Commentary: | olive-green patina, some porosity, weak reverse |
Historical Context
According to one source, the city was a re-foundation of Seleukos I of the earlier settlements of Olbia and Hyria.
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