RRR PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope Bust/ Statue of Bacchus/Dionysos A. Pius AE 19

Description

PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Antoninus Pius (138-161). AE 17 x 19 mm, 2.60 g
Laureate head right / Archaic facing bust of cult statue of Bacchus/Dionysos wearing flat cap, decorations (genii ?) at shoulders.
RPC IV.1 online 4931 ( For the shoulder decorations as genii, see RPC III, 1226 - Hadrian)
A very unsual type that is so rare that even long time collectors have likely never seen before!
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