Macedonia, Amphipolis; head of Zeus/eagle
Description:
Macedonia, Amphipolis, ca 50 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΑΜΦΙΠΟ−ΛΕΙΤΩΝ; eagle standing right on a thunderbolt, head left.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
4,94 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
Lindgren 951; SNG Cop 64
Commentary:
dark brown patina, obverse slightly off-center
History:
Eion, was the port of Amphipolis and also minting its own coins, albeit before the Athenian colonization of Amphipolis.
Article Number:
009-04-03-41652