Description: Cimmerian Bosporus, Panticapaeum (as Caesarea), Livia, ca 14 - 12 BC. Draped and veiled bust of Livia as Aphrodite Apatura right, wearing kalathos / KAI-ΣA-PE-ΩN; sceptre with flower (or torch), H in right field.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 6,02 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: MacDonald 274; RPC 1936

Commentary: rare; brown patina, well centered with decent details

History: In 17 BC, a Roman called Scribonius headed a rebellion in the Bosporan Kingdom; Augustus sent Marcus Agrippa, who put down the rebellion and restored the Queen Dynamis to power; as a sign of gratitude the city of Pantikapaion was named Caesarea and the city of Phanagoria took the name Agrippia.

Article Number: 026-10-06-41652