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bgr_884875 - PONTUS - AMISOS Octochalque

PONTUS - AMISOS Octochalque XF/VF
120.00 €(Approx. 130.80$ | 100.80£)
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Type : Octochalque
Date: c. 105-90 ou 90-85 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amisos, Pont
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 18,78 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan légèrement décentré. Joli portrait d’Athéna. Usure régulière. Patine marron
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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..

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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