Lot 104: Cimmerian Bosporus, Pantikapaion as Caesarea Æ21 / Aphrodite / Sceptre

Date: Circa 14-12 BC

Obverse: Bust of Aphrodite Apatura right, wearing head veil over calathus
Reverse: KAI-ΣA/PEΩN / H, Sceptre with pomegranate flower termination

Attribution: MacDonald 274/1

Grade: Very Fine

Weight: 9.93 grs.

Measure: 21.89 mm.

Notes:
Pantikapaion adopted the name Caesarea in honor of Agrippa, when under the direction of Augustus, he intervened in Bosporian politics in support of Polemo I. typical smoothing and tooling which is nearly universal for the series

• Offered By: VAuctions
• Lot #: 104
• Listing #: 206126
• Closed: Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:51:30 PM CT
• Estimate: $125