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v25_0217 - POLEMO II AND BRITANNICUS Drachme

POLEMO II AND BRITANNICUS Drachme XF
XF
MONNAIES 25 (2006)
Starting price : 195.00 €
Estimate : 500.00 €
Realised price : 828.00 €
Number of bids : 13
Maximum bid : 1 265.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: an 18
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,53 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Beaux portraits, en particulier celui de Britannicus sur un flan irrégulier. Décentré au droit. Une épaisse patine grise recouvre l’exemplaire
Catalogue references :
BMC.-  - RPC.3837  - GIC.5425 var. - RG.36  - Cop.340 var. - GIC.5426 (750£)

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête diadémée de Polémon II à droite (O’).
Obverse legend : BASIL[EWS] POLEMWNOS, (Basilews Polemonos).
Obverse translation : (Polémon Roi).

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête nue de Britannicus à droite (O°).
Reverse legend : ETOUS HI, (Etous HI).
Reverse translation : (dix-huitième année).

Commentary

Les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage n’ont répertorié que trois exemplaires pour l’an 18, tous dans des musées (Paris, Londres et Copenhague).

Historical background

POLEMO II AND BRITANNICUS

(55-57)

It was Marc Antoine who reconstituted part of the Kingdom of Pontus of Mithridates VI (120-63 BC) for the benefit of Polemon I in 36 BC. Octave confirmed his possessions to him in 30 BC. He married Dynamis, the daughter of Mithridates VI of Pontus, widow of Asander (47-17 BC), king of the Bosphorus. It was finally Pythodoris, another wife of Polemon I, who succeeded her in 8 BC. Then it was Antonia Tryphænea, daughter of Polemon I, who succeeded her mother in 22. From 38, she associated her son Polemon II with the throne. Antonia died in 49. Polemon also received the kingdom of the Bosphorus from Caligula. In 64, Nero had Polemon deposed, who retired to Cilicia. His kingdom became a Roman province.

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