bgr_837445 - PONTUS - AMISOS Drachme

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350.00 €(Approx. 399.00$ | 297.50£)

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Type : Drachme

Date: c. 360 AC.

Mint name / Town : Amisos

Metal : silver

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 5,76 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire centré. Joli portrait de Tyché. Usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

BMC.9 pl. II/12 - Aulock- - GC.3633 var. - RG.1 var. p. 46 - Cop.- - B. traité2953

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête de Tyché à gauche, coiffée d'un stéphanos tourelé avec boucles d'oreille et collier.

Reverse

Reverse description : Chouette debout de face sur un bouclier, les ailes déployées ; un serpent dans le champ à gauche et un glaive posé verticalement dans le champ à droite.

Reverse legend : MULL/ A|-// PEIRA

Reverse translation : (Pirée).

Commentary

Marque importante de démonétisation visible au droit sur le cou de la Tyché.

Historical background

PONTUS - AMISOS

(5th - 4th century BC)

Located on the Black Sea between Sinope and Pharnaces, Amisos was founded in the 6th century BC by the Milesians and the Phocaeans. In the middle of the following century, populated by Athenian settlers, it was renamed Peiraeus (Piraeus). Datames seized Amisos in 372 BC, the city became a tributary of the Persians and an oligarchy was established. It was Alexander the Great who liberated the city and restored its democratic status. Its coinage lasted until the 1st century BC, experiencing a significant extension under the reign of Mithridates VI of Pontus (120-63 AC.).

PONTUS - AMISOS Drachme AU/XF

350.00 €

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