Saitta (AD 178-182) AE 41 - Crispina

Crispina, Augusta. 178-182 AD. AE41 - 8 Assaria (50.58g, 6h). Octavius Artemidorus magistrate, circa 175-180. ΚΡΙCΠΙΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ, diademed and draped bust of Crispina to right, her hair bound into a bun at the back / ΕΠΙ ΟΚΤ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΡΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α / CΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ, on the left, Mên standing right, wearing a Phrygian cap and hunting dress, with a crescent moon on his shoulders, holding a long spear in his left hand and offering poppies with his right to the turreted figure of Kybele, seated facing him on the right, extending her right hand and resting her left on a cymbal. Apparently unique. Dark green and red patina. Extremely fine. Ex Numismatica Genevensis V (12/2008), 256.