Rare AE26 of Volusian (251-253 CE), Acmoneia, Phrygia, Roman Provincial coinage

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AVT K O VIB AΦ ΓAΛΛOC OYOΛOYCANON, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AKMONEON, Horseman, holding whip, on galloping horse right; below horse, river-god Sindros reclining left; to right, two females (deities, or personifications of nature) standing left on rocky outcropping. 26mm, 8.47 grams. Von Aulock, Phrygiens -; SNG München -; SNG von Aulock 3380 (same obv. die); BMC 107-8 (same dies); SNG Leypold 1403 (same dies); cf.CNG auction 81, lot 790 (that coin listed for 500$, sold for 400$+fees).

Rare issue, none on wildwinds.

As per CNG: "The main figure of the horseman, in association with the personifications of the river-god and the presence of the female figures (whether themselves personifications of the surrounding countryside, or actual individuals), may represent an otherwise unknown foundation myth for Acmoneia."


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