TYPE Greek Imperial, Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), bronze AE18 of Attaleia (Lydia)
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Laureate bust of Septimius to right, Greek legend around
Rev: Asklepios standing facing, head left, serpent rising on lower left, Greek legend: ATTALEATON
REFERENCE: SGI 2202, cf. L3 642A
GRADING: F+ / F, dark patina w/ orange earthen encrustation
ORDER INFO: R2064, $24
Sear (SGI) lists this type as belonging to the Lydian Attaleia, though the Lindgren reegrence to colonial types of this ethnic with Asklepios reverses indicates the historically more important locale in Pamphylia (today's Antalya).