E-auction 183-115203 - bgr_300993 - MESOPOTAMIA - SELEUCIA ON TIGRIS Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 30 € |
| End of the sale : | 17 October 2016 14:01:00 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: 92-91 AC.
Mint name / Town : Séleucie du Tigre, Babylonie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,10 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très irrégulier à l’usure très importante au droit, lisible au revers. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête tourélée de Tyché.
Reverse
Reverse description : Légende en trois lignes.
Reverse legend : AKS/ DIOU/ A
Reverse translation : (an 221, mois premier).
Commentary
Monnaie datée (an 221 = 92-91 AC.).
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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