Live auction - bpv_586112 - BOSPHORUS - KINGDOM OF BOSPHORUS - POLEMO I Unité
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 24 October 2023 14:40:38 |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 15-8 AC.
Mint name / Town : Gorgippia, Bosphore
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan épais à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine marron
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Lion bondissant à droite, surmonté d’une étoile.
Reverse
Reverse description : Monogramme.
Reverse legend : (BAEW).
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type à la vente.
Historical background
BOSPHORUS - KINGDOM OF BOSPHORUS - POLEMO I
(15-8 BC)
Polemon I, King of Pontus is the third husband of Dynamis, daughter of Pharnaces II of Pontus and granddaughter of Mithridates VI of Pontus. After a year of marriage, he abandons the queen and marries Pythodoris.
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