bgr_1033421 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Bronze
85.00 €(Approx. 99.45$ | 73.10£)
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Type : Bronze
Date: c. 133-48 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apamée
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,04 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, ovale, centré. Joli portrait de Zeus. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Casque à cimier placé au-dessus d’un méandre.
Reverse legend : APAMEWN// MHNOFA
Reverse translation : (Apamée/ Ménopha).
Historical background
PHRYGIA - APAMEIA
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Apamea, located at the crossroads of several important roads in Asia Minor, was founded by Antiochus I (280-261 BC), in memory of his mother, Apama, the wife of Seleucus Nicator, the founder of the dynasty. Seleucid. The city was located near the source of the Meander. After the Peace of Apamea in 188 BC, the city came under Attalid rule and followed the fate of the Kingdom of Pergamum. After 133 BC, it was part of the Roman province of Asia.
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