PHRYGIA. Hierapolis. Claudius, 41-54. Assarion (Bronze, 21 mm, 6.10 g, 12 h), Marcus Suillius Antiochos, grammateus, 50-54. [Μ] ΣΥΙΛΛΙΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΣ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΙΤ[ΩΝ] Draped bust of Apollo to right; before, olive branch over which countermark: radiate head of Helios to right, within circular incuse. Rev. ΓΕΝΕΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩΝ Hexastyle temple with statue in the pediment. BMC 11. RPC I 2973. For countermark, Howgego 11. Light porosity on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.



The countermark on this coin depicts Helios Lairbenos, who is associated with oracular Apollonian temples linked to the cult of Apollo’s son, Asklepios. These temples align with the heliacal rising of the constellation of the Crow (or Raven) at sunrise on the Autumn Equinox.