E-auction 215-141036 - bgr_434807 - PHRYGIA - APAMEIA Unité
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 25 € |
| Maximum bid : | 25 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 May 2017 14:03:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 88-40 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apamée, Phrygie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,53 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale à l’usure très prononcée, en particulier au revers. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus (Jupiter) à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Statue cultuelle d'Artémis-Anaïtis (Athéna) debout de face.
Reverse legend : [AP]AMEWN.
Reverse translation : (d’Apamée).
Commentary
Nous avons normalement deux magistrats sur ce type de revers qui ne sont pas visibles sur notre exemplaire.
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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