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PHRYGIA. Apameia. Ae (2nd-1st centuries BC).
Obv: Laureate head of Serapis right, wearing Egyptian crown.
Rev: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ.
Pileoi of the Dioskouroi within wreath.
SNG von Aulock 3465; SNG Copenhagen 160; SNG München -.
Von Aulock and Copenhagen list the bust on the obverse as that of Zeus, but a clearer interpretation was provided by Hirsch 272, lot 352, where the Egyptian-style crown is visible, pointing toward an attribution as the bust of Serapis instead.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 4.69 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Obv: Laureate head of Serapis right, wearing Egyptian crown.
Rev: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ.
Pileoi of the Dioskouroi within wreath.
SNG von Aulock 3465; SNG Copenhagen 160; SNG München -.
Von Aulock and Copenhagen list the bust on the obverse as that of Zeus, but a clearer interpretation was provided by Hirsch 272, lot 352, where the Egyptian-style crown is visible, pointing toward an attribution as the bust of Serapis instead.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 4.69 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.