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Type : Unité
Date: c. 58-40
Mint name / Town : Hiérapolis, Phrygie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,70 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Portrait agréable d’Apollon. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Rome assise à gauche sur des boucliers tenant une Nike et un sceptre.
Reverse legend : IEROPOLITWN
Reverse translation : (de Hierapolis).
Historical background
PHRYGIA - HIERAPOLIS
(1st - 3rd century AD)
Hierapolis was located at the confluence of the Lycos and the Meander. The city was holy. There was the entrance to the underworld. Leto and Apollo were revered in Hierapolis. The city had an important role during the Roman domination and the coinage begins with Augustus and ends with Valerian I..
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