bgr_755335 - PONTUS - AMISOS Tetrachalque
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Type : Tetrachalque
Date: c. 105-90 ou 90-85 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amisos, Pont
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,73 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large bien centré. Grosse tête d’Arès. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste imberbe d’Arès (Mars) à droite, coiffé d’un casque corinthien à aigrette.
Reverse
Reverse description : Épée dans son fourreau avec le baudrier à droite.
Reverse legend : AMI-SWU// S-A.
Reverse translation : (d’Amisos).
Commentary
Ce type serait le plus ancien des émissions pour Mithridates VI et pourrait avoir été frappé à Amisos entre 111-105 et 95-90 avant J-C.
Historical background
PONTUS - AMISOS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Located on the Black Sea between Sinope and Pharnaces, Amisos was founded in the 6th century BC by the Milesians and the Phocaeans. In the middle of the following century, populated by Athenian settlers, it was renamed Peiraeus (Piraeus). Datames seized Amisos in 372 BC, the city became a tributary of the Persians and an oligarchy was established. It was Alexander the Great who liberated the city and restored its democratic status. Its coinage lasted until the 1st century BC, experiencing a significant extension under the reign of Mithridates VI of Pontus (120-63 AC.).
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