Saitta (AD 200-300) AE 17

Quasi-autonomous, early 3rd century AD. AE17 (2.12g). [Î ]OÎ› - IC, draped bust of City-Goddess (Tyche) right, wearing tripartite mural crown / CAITTH - NÎ©N, nude Herakles standing right, holding lion's-skin over left arm and resting with right hand on club. Very rare, F+, sand-patina. Hoeft coll.

The female figure on the obv. could well be the personification of the Polis.

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Filename:	saitta_pseudoautonom_Herakles_unbekannt.JPG
City/Mint name:	Saitta
Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; unpublished?
Valuation:	Dr.Brandt, Vcoins 2011, â‚¬10
Photo courtesy of:	Dr. Brandt - www.vcoins.com/ancient/klassische-muenzen
Filesize:	186 KiB
Date added:	Feb 26, 2012
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