bgr_912460 - SICILY - PANORMOS Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 150-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Panorme, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 4,86 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale et centré. Beau portrait de Zeus au droit. Revers moins bien venu. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Guerrier casqué, vêtu militairement debout à gauche, tenant une phiale de la main droite tendue et une lance de la main gauche, appuyée sur un bouclier.
Reverse legend : PA-NOR/MITAN
Reverse translation : (de Panorme).
Commentary
Pour ce type, il existe deux types avec la tête de Zeus à gauche ou à droite.
For this type there are two types with the head of Zeus on the left or right
For this type there are two types with the head of Zeus on the left or right
Historical background
SICILY - PANORMOS
(3rd - 1st century BC)
The city of Panorme was conquered by the Romans in 254 BC Besieged by Hadrusbal in 251 BC, Lucius Caecilius Metellus defeated the Carthaginians and seized their elephants. Hamilcar Barca did try to seize the city, but without success. At the end of the Second Punic War, Panorme became an important free city, an administrative and commercial capital. The city still played an important role under Sextus Pompey. In 20 BC, Augustus settled a Roman colony on his territory.
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