bgr_991752 - ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - AEGIUM Hexachalque
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Type : Hexachalque
Date: c. 37-31 AC.
Mint name / Town : Aigion, Achaïe
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 8,24 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait. Usure plus importante au revers. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Obverse legend : AIGIEwN
Obverse translation : (d’Aigion).
Reverse
Reverse description : Zeus debout à droite, brandissant un foudre.
Reverse legend : QEOXIOS KLHTAIOS
Historical background
ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - AEGIUM
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Aigion, city of Achaia has been known since the dawn of time. It was part of the kingdom of Agamemnon. It was one of the twelve cities of the Achaean region and was one of the meeting centers of the Achaean league after 373 BC. The coinage of the League was important there for two centuries and continued at the time. roman.
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