bgr_821810 - PONTUS - PHARNACIA Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: an 212
Mint name / Town : Pharnacia
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,03 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Fine usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, la tête tournée à droite, les ailes déployées ; un monogramme dans le champ.
Reverse legend : FARNAKEIAS.
Reverse translation : (de Pharnacia).
Historical background
PONTUS - PHARNACIA
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The city was founded by Pharnaces I (185-149 AC.), king of Pontus, grandfather of Mithridates VI Eupator, around 180 BC on the site of ancient Cerasus. It was a fortified coastal town. It loses its importance at the time of the Roman conquest.
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