Orbiana. AE 24

Description

Orbiana; Flaviopolis, Cilicia, ca. 225/6 AD, AE 24, 10.02g. SNG Levante-1551 (this coin), RPC-VI, 7461. Obv: ΕΡΕΝΝΙΑ ΟΡΒΙΑΝΗ ϹΕΒ, Diademed and draped bust r. Rx: ΦΛΑΥΙΟΠ-ΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ / [Ε]Τ ΓΝ/P, Hercules standing r. holding club and apple, lion skin draped over arm. Levante does not mention an object on Hercules’ out-stretched hand, but it is probably intended to be the apple of the Hesperides. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; Ex CNG E134, March 2006, lot 198.. VF

Provenance: Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; Ex CNG E134, March 2006, lot 198