PHRYGIA, Cibyra, as Caesarea-Kibyra
Pseudo-autonomous issue
AE30. 10.44g, 30.0mm
MINTED: PHRYGIA, Cibyra, pseudo-autonomous issue, circa 2nd-3rd centuries AD
REF: SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; G&N 38, lot 538; Solidus 89, lot 1131
OBVERSE: BOYΛH, diademed and draped bust of Boule right.
REVERSE: KIBYΡATΩN KAIC, Hygieia standing right, serpent in arms, facing Asklepios standing facing, looking left, resting on serpent-entwined staff.
 
Notes:
Green patina with some light scratches, edge splits, and minor areas of old corrosion. 
Unpublished in the standard references and extremely rare, possibly just the 3rd known specimen.  
 
Historical Notes:
Cibyra was an ancient city located in the southwestern part of modern-day Turkey. It was originally a settlement of people descended from the Lydians.  In the 2nd century BC, it thrived under the rule of the Kingdom of Pergamon, and became famed for its horses, metalworking, and leather and textile processing.  It continued to flourish during the Roman period, and was given privileges during the rules of Tiberius, Claudius and Hadrian, who visited the city in AD 129.  However, the city also suffered a series of devastating earthquakes, and one in AD 417 left it beyond repair.  By the Middle Ages, Cibyra had been abandoned and was largely forgotten.