bgr_672377 - PONTUS - AMISOS Drachme
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 400-375 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amisos, Pont
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 5,51 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au droit. Marque de démonétisation. Très belle chouette de style fin. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Tyché à gauche, coiffée d'un stéphanos tourelé avec boucles d'oreille et collier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Chouette debout de face sur un bouclier, les ailes déployées ; dans le champ à droite, un glaive dans son fourreau, présenté verticalement.
Reverse legend : PEIRA/ A-RIS/TE-OS.
Reverse translation : (Le Pirée/ Aristeos).
Historical background
PONTUS - AMISOS
(5th - 4th century BC)
Located on the Black Sea between Sinope and Pharnaces, Amisos was founded in the 6th century BC by the Milesians and the Phocaeans. In the middle of the following century, populated by Athenian settlers, it was renamed Peiraeus (Piraeus). Datames seized Amisos in 372 BC, the city became a tributary of the Persians and an oligarchy was established. It was Alexander the Great who liberated the city and restored its democratic status. Its coinage lasted until the 1st century BC, experiencing a significant extension under the reign of Mithridates VI of Pontus (120-63 AC.).
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