bgr_844355 - CARIA - STRATONICEA Drachme plinthophore

CARIA - STRATONICEA Drachme plinthophore XF

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Type : Drachme plinthophore

Date: c. 150-120 AC.

Mint name / Town : Stratonicée

Metal : silver

Diameter : 16 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 1,81 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie sur un flan mince, centré. Joli portrait. Usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

BMC.- - P.- - GC.- - Aulock- - Cop.- - EKC.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Hécate surmontée d’un croissant.

Reverse

Reverse description : Niké drapée, marchant à droite, les ailes ouvertes, tenant une couronne de la main droite et une palme de la main gauche ; dans le champ à droite, une abeille ; le tout dans un carré creux.

Reverse legend : ST-RA// ARISTEA-S.

Reverse translation : (Stratonicée/ Aristeas).

Historical background

CARIA - STRATONICEA

(3rd - 2nd century BC)

Stratonicée was founded by Antiochus Ier Soter who gave the name of his wife to the city. The city located about fifty kilometers from Alabanda was near the sources of Marsyas. The city was emancipated from Rhodian rule after 168 BC and the Macedonian defeat. The city was important until the imperial period.

CARIA - STRATONICEA Unité VF

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CARIA - STRATONICEA Hemidrachme plinthophore AU

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