FORVM Seleucid Kingdom Alexander I Balas 150-145 BC AE16 Apamea mint VF RARE, est $45 Item Number : 73592 |
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Auction Type | Standard | | Starting Bid | $0.99 | Current Bid | $25.77 | | # of Bids | 9 | Quantity | N/A | | Location | Morehead City, NC, UNITED STATES | Time Left | Auction is Closed | | | Mail This Auction to a Friend | Started | 9/13/2020 3:52:15 PM EST | | | | Ends | 9/27/2020 8:00:00 PM EST | | | | Item Owner (Ratings) | FORVM AUCTIONS (1722) | High Bidder (Ratings) | kaitsuburi (405) | Accepted Payment Methods | | Shipping Costs | See http://www.forumancientcoins.com/About_FORVM/Shipping_Options.html, See http://www.forumancientcoins.com/About_FORVM/Shipping_Options.html | Times this auction viewed | 44 | | |
Description | | Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 152 - 145 B.C., Apameia Civic Coinage
GB59706. Bronze AE 17, BMC Galatia p. 233, 1, Lindgren-Kovacs 2029, Cohen DCA 134, VF, green patina with red earthen highlighting, obverse off center, scratches, edge crack, Syria, Apameia (Qalaat al-Madiq, Syria) mint, 4.278 grams, 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, 150 - 149 B.C.; obverse turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right; reverse AΠAMEΩN, warrior advancing left, looking back right, extending right hand, spear and shield in left, ΓΞP (year 163 of Seleucid Era) left; rare;
estimated value: $45.00 |
This rare civic coinage type, without the portrait of the Seleukid King, was only issued for one year, 150 - 149 B.C.
Apameia was on the right bank of the Orontes River, about 55 km (34 mi) to the northwest of Hama, Syria, overlooking the Ghab valley. Originally named Pharmake, it was fortified and enlarged by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 B.C., who renamed it after his Bactrian wife, Apama. The fortress was placed upon a hill; the windings of the Orontes, with the lake and marshes, gave it a peninsular form. Seleucus had his commissariat there with 500 elephants, 30,000 mares, and 300 stallions. The pretender, Diodotus Tryphon, made Apameia the basis of his operations. Located at a strategic crossroads for Eastern commerce, the city flourished to the extent that its population eventually numbered half a million. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis, boasted one of the largest theaters in the Roman world, and a monumental colonnade. | |
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