bgr_859999 - PONTUS - AMASEIA Dichalque,
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Type : Dichalque,
Date: c. 111-90 AC.
Mint name / Town : Pont, Amasie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 8,07 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au droit. Joli revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Arès (?) casquée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Epée.
Reverse legend : AMAS-SEIAS
Reverse translation : (d’Amaseia).
Commentary
Ce type semble plus rare pour Amasie.
This type seems rarer for Amasia
This type seems rarer for Amasia
Historical background
PONTUS - AMASEIA
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Amasia belonged to the kings of Pontus. It was also their capital until the capture of Sinope in 183 BC. It was one of the important cities of the Pontian coalition of Mithridates VI of Pontus (120-63 BC) . Lucullus seized the city in 70 BC During the reorganization of Asia Minor by Pompey in 64 BC, Amasia was certainly one of the eleven cities of Pontus. The city followed the fate of Pontus, which became a Roman province before the end of the 1st century BC..
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