bgr_1175208 - PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Drachme
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 330-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sinope
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 5,83 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait de la nymphe Sinope. Usure plus marquée au revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de la nymphe Sinope à gauche, les cheveux dans un sphendoné avec boucles d'oreille et collier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle volant à gauche, les ailes déployées sur un dauphin à gauche.
Reverse legend : SINW// [...]
Reverse translation : (Sinope).
Historical background
PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE
(415-365 BC)
Sinope, a 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. The introduction of the new type with the head of the nymph Sinope corresponds to the installation of the democratic regime in Sinope in 453 BC by the Athenians. The satrap Datames seized Sinope around 375 BC.
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