Description: Bithynia, Flaviopolis (as Creteia), Septimius Severus (193 - 211 AD). AV K L CEP CEVHPOC; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΚΡΗΤΙЄΩΝ ΦΛΑΟY: river-god Billaios reclining left on rocks, holding crowning Nike and reed; ΒΙΛΑЄΟC in ex.

Diameter: AE25 mm

Weight: 12,1 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Cf. Helios 3, lot 331

Commentary: dark green patina, well centered

History: Although we do not really know the exact location of the city, Cretaia still remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.

Article Number: 034-03-02-41652