bgr_959419 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 88-40 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apamée, Phrygie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,35 g.
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, centré. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste d'Athéna (Artémis) à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien à aigrette avec l'égide visible sur la poitrine.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle volant à droite, les ailes déployées, surmonté d'une étoile, entre les deux astres surmontant les bonnets des Dioscures ; sous les serres de l'aigle, un méandre.
Reverse legend : APAMEWN
Reverse translation : (d’Apamée).
Commentary
Nous avons plusieurs monétaires pour cette série importante du monnayage d’Apamée. Le nom du magistrat n’est pas visible sur notre exemplaire.
We have several coins for this important series of Apamea coinage. The name of the magistrate is not visible on our example
We have several coins for this important series of Apamea coinage. The name of the magistrate is not visible on our example
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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