PHRYGIA. Acmoneia. Nero, 54-68. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 20 mm, 4.58 g, 12 h), Lucius Servenius Capito, archon for the third time, with his wife, Julia Severa, circa 65. [NEPΩNA CEBA]CTON AKMONEIC Laureate head of Nero to right; below; kerykeion; to right, countermark: Asklepios standing facing, head to right, leaning with his left hand on serpent-entwined staff in rectangular incuse. Rev. CEPOYHNIOY [KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOYΛIAΣ CE]OYHPAC / [AKMONEΩN] Zeus seated left, holding patera in his right hand and long scepter in his left; below throne, owl standing right, head facing; in field to right, EΠI APX TO Γ in the form of monograms. RPC I 3176. For countermark, Howgego 241. Cleaning scratches (?) on the obverse and with some flatness from countermarking on the reverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.


The countermark was probably applied at the local sanctuary of Asklepios