CNG ebay - Phrygia, Apamaiea. Æ 24mm. Athena. EF

 $158.60
Feb-28-01
     Phrygia, Apameia. Circa 133-48 BC. Æ 24mm (8.68 gm). Bust of
     Athena right, wearing high-crested Corinthian helmet / Eagle
     alighting on basis with meander pattern, flanked by caps of the
     Dioskori; magistrates Antiphon and Menekleos. SNG Copenhagen 164.
     EF, dark brown patina. 721460 
Apamaeia was founded by the
     Seleukid king Antiochos I Sotor circa 260 BC near the source of
     the Meander River in southern Anatolia. It was named for his
     mother, Apama. Its nickname, kibwtos means "the chest," and may
     come from the same name applied to Noah's Ark (Mount Ararat,
     where the Ark came to rest, was located behind the town). It
     might also refer to the town being a place where goods were
     packed in chests for shipment. This coin was minted under Roman
     rule, hence the caps of the Dioscuri.