Apameia (AD 209-211) AE 21 - Geta

Geta, 209-211 AD. AE21 (4.98g, 12h). Laureate head right / Daphne kneeling right, head left, with hand raised; to left, laurel tree. Unpublished. VF, dark green and brown patina, slight porosity. Extremely rare. Ex Peus 366 (10/2000), lot 548; MÃ¼nzen und Medaillen FPL 422 (5/1980), lot 146.

The nymph Daphne, the daughter of the local river-god Peneus, attracted the unwelcome advances of Apollo. As he aggressively pursued her, Daphne, wishing to put a stop to his advances, prayed to her father to help her. Peneus transformed her on the spot into a laurel tree (Greek Dafnh). Heartbroken, Apollo declared that this tree would be special to him, and made the laurel his sacred tree.

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City/Mint name:	Apameia - Myrleia
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
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Valuation:	CNG Auc. 76 (9/2007), lot 810 ($600 + comm)
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