bgr_1069780 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Cistophore
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Item sold on our e-shop (2026)
Price : 480.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2026)
Price : 480.00 €
Type : Cistophore
Date: an 2
Mint name / Town : Apamée, Phrygie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,90 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie représentation du revers. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Ciste mystique de laquelle s'échappe un serpent ; le tout dans une couronne dionysiaque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Arc et goryte orné d'un aplustre entre deux serpents ; dans le champ à droite, une tête de Silène à droite.
Reverse legend : (AP)
Reverse translation : (d’Apamée.
Commentary
Monnaie très rare avec ce symbole (tête de Silène) au revers et qui ne semble pas référencé dans les ouvrages de référence.
Very rare coin with this symbol (head of Silenus) on the reverse and which does not seem to be referenced in reference works
Very rare coin with this symbol (head of Silenus) on the reverse and which does not seem to be referenced in reference works
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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