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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5629199, member: 75937"]Entertaining and informative write-up, as always, [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one of Apameia with a Maeander pattern. I did not know until I read your post that it was struck in orichalcum!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apameia-athena-and-eagle-jpg.1084978/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Phrygia, Apameia, ca. 88-40 BC.</p><p>Greek Æ 23 mm, 7.71 g.</p><p>Magistrate Philokratos son of Aristos.</p><p>Obv: Bust of Athena to right, wearing aegis and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin.</p><p>Rev: AΠAMEΩN / ΦIΛOKPATOY APIΣΤΕOY, Eagle alighting right above Maeander pattern; to l. and r., eight-pointed star above piloi of the Dioskouroi.</p><p>Refs: BMC 25.87, 105-108; SNG Cop 168-69.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5629199, member: 75937"]Entertaining and informative write-up, as always, [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER]! Here's one of Apameia with a Maeander pattern. I did not know until I read your post that it was struck in orichalcum! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apameia-athena-and-eagle-jpg.1084978/[/IMG] Phrygia, Apameia, ca. 88-40 BC. Greek Æ 23 mm, 7.71 g. Magistrate Philokratos son of Aristos. Obv: Bust of Athena to right, wearing aegis and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin. Rev: AΠAMEΩN / ΦIΛOKPATOY APIΣΤΕOY, Eagle alighting right above Maeander pattern; to l. and r., eight-pointed star above piloi of the Dioskouroi. Refs: BMC 25.87, 105-108; SNG Cop 168-69.[/QUOTE]
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