★ Extremely Rare ★

Roman Provincial
ASIA MINOR. Uncertain. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Late 1st century BC to 1st century AD.
AE Bronze (26.4mm 6.0g)
Obv: Draped bust of Apollo to right, wearing uncertain diademed or laureate headdress and bow and quiver over his left shoulder; before, olive branch.
Rev: ETOYC TETA PTOY Bow and arrow.
SNG Copenhagen -. RPC -. SNG von Aulock - ; Leu Web Auction 12, lot 892
Extremely Rare
This coin is a real enigma: it is dated to the 'year 4' of an uncertain era or reign, but it shows neither an ethnic nor any association with a king or emperor. Style and fabric place it in the late 1st century BC or the 1st century AD, but the types of Apollo on the obverse and a bow and arrow on the reverse are too unspecific to assign it to specific region with any certainty. The most likely origin of a coin like this, however, is probably southeastern Asia Minor or the Northwestern Levante.