Paphos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 17 - Augustus  
Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE17 (4.60g). A. Plautius, Proconsul, 
21 BC. 

Obv: DIVI F IMP CAESAR, Bare head right
Rev: A PLAVTIVS PRO COS, Temple of Aphrodite at Paphos, 
within which is a conical xoanon, semicircular courtyard 
around. 

VF, dark grayish-green patina. Exceptional for this issue. 

The conical stone which stood at the center of this temple was found by archaeologists a short distance from the temple. It has been confirmed to be a meteorite.  

CNG Electronic Auction 115, lot 287.
Used with permission of CNG coins, www.cngcoins.com, September, 2009