bpv_608259 - PHRYGIA - HIERAPOLIS Diassaria
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Type : Diassaria
Date: c. 138-192
Mint name / Town : Hierapolis, Phrygie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 5,75 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré à l’usure régulière. Belle tête de Zeus. Représentation du revers inhabituelle. Patine marron
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus, barbu les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Obverse legend : SEUS - BWSIOS
Obverse translation : (Zeus Bosios).
Reverse
Reverse description : Héros à cheval au pas à droite, vêtu du chiton, l’himation flottant au vent, tenant les rênes de la mai droite et une bipenne (labrys) de la main gauche reposant sur l’épaule.
Reverse legend : IERA//POLEIT-W-N
Reverse translation : (de Hierapolis).
Commentary
Ce type de représentation est signalé dans l’Historia Nummorum, mais le type ne semble pas signalé.
This type of representation is reported in the Historia Nummorum, but the type does not seem to be reported
This type of representation is reported in the Historia Nummorum, but the type does not seem to be reported
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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