bgr_461721 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Cistophore
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Price : 390.00 €
Type : Cistophore
Date: an 2
Mint name / Town : Apamée, Phrygie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,52 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et large, bien centré des deux côtés. Joli droit. Revers de style fin. Patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire a été acquis en mai 1993 et provient de Conseils Placements
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Ciste mystique de laquelle s'échappe un serpent ; le tout dans une couronne dionysiaque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Arc et goryte orné d'un aplustre entre deux serpents.
Reverse legend : (AP)
Reverse translation : (d’Apamée).
Commentary
Poids léger. Une des premières émissions de cistophores pour Apamée.
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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