bpv_905758 - PISIDIA - TERMESSUS Neuf assaria
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Type : Neuf assaria
Date: c. 200-225
Mint name / Town : Termessus, Pisidie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 12,85 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, centré des deux côtés. Joli portrait, bien venu à la frappe. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue de Zeus à droite ; grènetis circulaire perlé.
Obverse legend : TERMHS-SEWN.
Obverse translation : (de Termessos).
Reverse
Reverse description : Tyché debout à gauche tenant un gouvernail, derrière elle, une Nike la couronnant.
Reverse legend : TWN - M-E-ZONWN.
Reverse translation : (autonome).
Historical background
PISIDIA - TERMESSUS
(2nd - 3rd century AD)
An important city on the southwest coast of Pisidia, located at the entrance to the Taurus Mountains, Termessos controlled a large territory extending to the north of Lycia. The city fell under Roman domination in 71 BC. The city had an important colonial coinage under the Antonines and the Sévères which is characterized by an autonomous coinage.
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