bgr_838065 - PISIDIA - TERMESSUS Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: an 1
Mint name / Town : Termessos, Pisidie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,78 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait. Usure plus marquée au revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cheval libre bondissant à droite ; lettre grecque dans le champ à droite.
Reverse legend : TER/ A.
Reverse translation : (Termessos).
Commentary
Pièce datée de l’an 1 (72-71 avant J.-C.) après les grandes victoires de Pompée contre les pirates et la conquête de la Syrie.
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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