bpv_734962 - PHRYGIA - HIERAPOLIS Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 138-192
Mint name / Town : Hiérapolis, Phrygie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,03 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, centré. Très beau buste d’Athéna. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste casqué d’Athéna (Minerve) à droite, coiffé du casque corinthien à aigrette et vêtue de la cuirasse et de la grande égide ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Némésis debout à gauche, vêtue d’un chiton, portant sa main droite devant elle et tenant une bride de la main droite baissé ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse legend : IERA-POLEITWN
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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