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bgr_672598 - PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Tetrachalque

PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Tetrachalque AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2023)
Price : 175.00 €
Type : Tetrachalque
Date: c. 95-90 ou 80-70 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sinope, Paphlagonie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,31 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers. Joli portrait de Zeus. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
BMC.47 pl. 3/1 - GC.3711  - Aulock6868  - Cop.303  - RG.-  - HGM.-  - HGCS. 7/421

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.

Reverse


Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes déployées, la tête à droite ; un monogramme dans le champ à gauche.
Reverse legend : SINWPES/ (AE).

Historical background


PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE

(3rd - 1st century BC)

Sinope, colony of Miletus, was founded in the 7th century BC. Located on the northern coast of Pont-Euxin, a maritime city, it was one of the most important ports in the region.

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