v24_0105 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Demi-unité, (PB, Æ 17)
MONNAIES 24 (2005)
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Demi-unité, (PB, Æ 17)
Date: c. 133-48 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apamée
Metal : bronze or copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,03 g.
Rarity : R1
Emission: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait sur un flan étroit et épais. Jolie patine vert olive clair marbrée de sable
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête tourelée de Tyché à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Marsyas nu, marchant à droite, le manteau flottant, jouant de la double flûte ; à l’exegure, un méandre.
Reverse legend : APAME/ NOUM.
Commentary
Sur notre exemplaire, il n’y a qu’un seul nom derrière Marsyas. Semble inédit et non répertorié avec ce nom (NOYM). Manque aux principaux ouvrages consultés.
Historical background
PHRYGIA - APAMEIA
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Apamea, located at the crossroads of several important roads in Asia Minor, was founded by Antiochus I (280-261 BC), in memory of his mother, Apama, the wife of Seleucus Nicator, the founder of the dynasty. Seleucid. The city was located near the source of the Meander. After the Peace of Apamea in 188 BC, the city came under Attalid rule and followed the fate of the Kingdom of Pergamum. After 133 BC, it was part of the Roman province of Asia.
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