v49_0254 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Unité, (MB, Æ 21)
MONNAIES 49 (2011)
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 280.00 €
Realised price : 175.00 €
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 280.00 €
Realised price : 175.00 €
Type : Unité, (MB, Æ 21)
Date: c. 133-48 AC.
Mint name / Town : Phrygie, Apamée
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,25 g.
Rarity : R1
Emission: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale, bien centré des deux côtés, un peu court sur les légendes. Très belle tête de Zeus. Jolie représentation du revers. Belle patine vert noir et sable
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock du Crédit de la Bourse (1994), de la collection Maurice Laffaille n° 513 et de la vente Monnaies et Médailles 76, 1991, n° 513 (350 FS)
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus (Jupiter) à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Statue cultuelle d'Artémis-Anaïtis (Athéna) debout de face.
Reverse legend : APAME/ HRAKLE/ EG[LO]
Reverse translation : (d’Apamée/ Herakleios).
Commentary
Nous avons normalement deux magistrats sur ce type de revers. Le second nom n’est pas visible sur notre exemplaire. Cet exemplaire est reproduit dans l’ouvrage de Pierre Strauss, Collection Maurice Laffaille. Monnaies grecques en bronze, p. 125, n° 513.
We normally have two magistrates on this type of reverse. The second name is not visible on our example. This example is reproduced in the work by Pierre Strauss, Maurice Laffaille Collection. Greek Bronze Coins, p. 125, no. 513
We normally have two magistrates on this type of reverse. The second name is not visible on our example. This example is reproduced in the work by Pierre Strauss, Maurice Laffaille Collection. Greek Bronze Coins, p. 125, no. 513
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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