Apameia (BC 100-48) AE 35

ca 133-48 BC. Medallic AE35 (20.74g). Bust of Athena right, wearing high-crested Corinthian helmet and aegis; set within an incuse beaded circle surrounded by a raised circle with two raised borders / Î‘Î Î‘ÎœÎ•Î©Î, eagle alighting on basis with meander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioskouroi, star above; magistrate ÎšÎ©ÎšÎŸÎ¥. Good VF, brown patina with some rub on the high points, several patches of hard red encrustation. Very rare and quite spectacular. For other 'Medallic' issues see BMC Phrygia pl. x, 2-3 and SNG von Aulock 3469.

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City/Mint name:	Apameia
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Keywords:	bronze / hellenistic
References:	Cf. SNG Cop. 161-162; cf. BMC Phrygia p. 83, 78ff; cf. SNG v. Aulock 3466; cf. Laffaille 512
Valuation:	CNG Triton V (1/2002), lot 501 ($1,000 + comm)
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