bpv_874938 - PHRYGIA - HIERAPOLIS Unité
180.00 €(Approx. 205.20$ | 154.80£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 138-161
Mint name / Town : Hiérapolis, Phrygie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,72 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très joli buste. Revers agréable. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste radié et drapé d’Apollon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Bucrane surmonté d’un croissant et de deux étoiles.
Reverse legend : IERAPOLEITWN
Reverse translation : (de Hierapolis).
Historical background
PHRYGIA - HIERAPOLIS
(1st - 3rd century AD)
Hierapolis was located at the confluence of the Lycos and the Meander. The city was holy. There was the entrance to the underworld. Leto and Apollo were revered in Hierapolis. The city had an important role during the Roman domination and the coinage begins with Augustus and ends with Valerian I..
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