bgr_941027 - PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Tetrachalque
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Type : Tetrachalque
Date: c. 95-90 ou 80-70 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sinope, Paphlagonie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,29 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Superbe revers. Très joli portrait de Zeus. Patine foncée
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 : SINWPES/ (AE)
Historical background
PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE
(3rd - 1st century BC)
Sinope, colony of Miletus, was founded in the 7th century BC. Located on the northern coast of Pont-Euxin, a maritime city, it was one of the most important ports in the region.
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