bgr_374574 - PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Hemidrachme
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Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 300-200 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sinope, Paphlagonie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,43 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier, légèrement décentré au droit à l’usure régulière. Belle tête de Tyché. Joli revers. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Tyché tourélée à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle marin debout de face, les ailes déployées.
Reverse legend : SI-NW// A.
Reverse translation : (Sinope).
Historical background
PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE
(365-322 BC)
Sinope, a 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. The introduction of the new type with the head of the nymph Sinope corresponds to the installation of the democratic regime in Sinope in 453 BC by the Athenians. The satrap Datames captured Sinope around 375 BC..
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