E-auction 633-630816 - IONIA - SMYRNA Assarion
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Type : Assarion
Date: c. 161-185
Mint name / Town : Smyrne, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,03 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais monnaie bien identifiable. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête barbue d’Héraklès à droite.
Obverse legend : OPLOFULAZ
Reverse
Reverse description : Dieu-rivière couché à gauche.
Reverse legend : SMURNAIWN
Historical background
IONIA - SMYRNA
(2nd - 3rd century AD)
Smyrna was one of the oldest cities in Ionia, destroyed in the 6th century BC by the Lydians. The city was refounded three centuries later by Antigone le Borgne at the end of the fourth century BC. After being called Eurydicieia under Lysimachus, Smyrna experienced great expansion after the Peace of Apamea (188 BC). VS.). It became one of the most powerful cities in Asia Minor under Roman rule. It is said to be the homeland of Homer.
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