bgr_574964 - PONTUS - AMISOS Tetrachalque
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Tetrachalque
Date: c. 95-90 ou 80-70 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amisos, Pont
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,61 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan à l’usure superficielle. Belle tête de Zeus avec une faiblesse de frappe dans la barbe. Joli revers de haut relief légèrement décentré. Patine superficielle
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes déployées, la tête à droite ; un monogramme dans le champ à gauche.
Reverse legend : AMISWU/ (DRIN)
Commentary
Ce type se décline aussi pour plusieurs autres villes du Pont.
This type is also available for several other towns in Pont
This type is also available for several other towns in Pont
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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