Watch List notes:

SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Hieropolis. Julia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235. Triassarion (Copper, 25 mm, 12.64 g, 12 h). IOΥΛIA MAMЄA CЄBACTH Draped bust of Julia Mamaea wearing stephane to right, set on crescent. Rev. [ΘЄAΣ ΣΥΡIAΣ IЄΡOΠO]ΛITΩN Atargatis seated right, head reverted, holding drum with left hand; two male lions on each side. BMC 56. Scuff on the reverse and with some porosity, otherwise, good very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Atargatis formed a divine couple with Baal and was concidered to be a local version of Cybele by Pliny the Elder.