Phrygia Hierapolis (2nd Century AD) ~ AE17 ~ NGC Choice Extra Fine

PHRYGIA. Hierapolis. Pseudo-Autonomous Issue. Ca. 2nd Century AD. AE (17mm, 3.92 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Head of Heracles right, with beard / ΙЄΡΑΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Nemesis standing facing, head left, raising fold of drapery below chin with right hand, bridle in left hand. RPC III, 2358F.

NGC CERT #: 6057693-006

NGC DESCRIPTION: Phrygia, Hierapolis, c. 2nd Century AD, AE17 (3.92g), obv Heracles, rv Nemisis stg.

NGC GRADE: Choice Extra Fine, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5

ABOUT THE COIN:

AE is an abbreviation or symbol for a base metal or base metal alloy, usually copper, brass or bronze. AE is often used with a number indicating a coin 's size.

Hierapolis was an ancient Greek city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia.  Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey and currently comprise an archaeological museum.  The site has the Tomb of Philip the Apostle.  The hot springs have been used as a spa since the 2nd century BC, with many patrons retiring or dying there.  The large necropolis is filled with sarcophagi, most famously that of Marcus Aurelius Ammianos, which bears a relief depicting the earliest known example of a crank and rod mechanism.  The great baths were constructed with huge stone blocks without the use of cement and consisted of various closed or open sections linked together.

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