E-auction 418-329835 - bgr_660469 - MESOPOTAMIA - SELEUCIA ON TIGRIS Unité
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 40 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 April 2021 14:01:00 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 150-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Séleucie du Tigre, Mésopotamie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,14 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Droit agréable. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête tourélée de Tyché ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Séleucie tourelée et drapée assise à gauche, tenant une Niké de la main droite tendue et une corne d’abondance de la gauche.
Reverse legend : SELEUKEWN/ TWN PROS TWI// TIGREI.
Reverse translation : (Séleucie près du Tigre).
Commentary
Ce type est inspiré des monnayages civiques de Syrie.
Historical background
MESOPOTAMIA - SELEUCIA ON TIGRIS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Seleucia of the Tigris was founded by Seleucus I in 312 BC when he regained control of Babylon. Seleucia was located on the Tigris where the canal joins the Euphrates. It was one of the largest cities in the region and it supplanted Babylon and was the main river port of the region. When the Parthians took over the region, they made it their capital. The city remained important under the Sassanids.
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