bgr_1069778 - PONTUS - AMISOS Octochalque
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Price : 220.00 €
Type : Octochalque
Date: c. 105-90 ou 90-85 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amisos, Pont
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 18,63 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Joli portrait d’Athéna. Revers agréable. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Athéna Parthenos (Minerve) à droite, coiffée d'un casque attique à cimier et triple aigrette, orné d'un Pégase.
Reverse
Reverse description : Persée debout de face, tourné à gauche, tenant une harpe de la main droite et la tête de Méduse de la gauche tandis que son corps gît à ses pieds.
Reverse legend : AMI-SOU/ (PAW)
Reverse translation : (d’Amisos).
Commentary
Cette série a une chronologie fluctuante qui évolue sur plus d’un siècle. Une datation plus récente doit être adoptée contemporaine des guerres mithridatiques entre 105-90 ou 90-85 avant J.-C..
This series has a fluctuating timeline that evolves over more than a century. A more recent dating must be adopted contemporary with the Mithridatic wars between 105-90 or 90-85 BC.
This series has a fluctuating timeline that evolves over more than a century. A more recent dating must be adopted contemporary with the Mithridatic wars between 105-90 or 90-85 BC.
Historical background
PONTUS - AMISOS
(2nd - 1st 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.).
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