bgr_859899 - PONTUS - AMISOS Dichalque
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Type : Dichalque
Date: c. 125-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amisos, Pont
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,10 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Très beau buste d’Eros, bien venu à la frappe. Frappe plus faible au revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste d’Éros à droite, ailé.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carquois et arc placés verticalement.
Reverse legend : AMI-SOU
Reverse translation : (d’Amisos).
Commentary
D’après Hoover ce type pourrait avoir été frappé sous contôle pontique entre 120-111 et 100-100 avant J.-C. au début du règne de Mithridates VI. Ce type semble plus rare.
Historical background
PONTUS - AMISOS
(2nd - 1st 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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