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Termessos Major, Pisidia, Late 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.
Alexander the Great likened Termessos, high in the Taurus Mountains, to an eagle's nest after he surrounded it but failed to conquer it in 333 B.C. An ally of Rome, Termessos was granted independent status by the Roman Senate in 71 B.C. Independence was maintained continuously for a long time, the only exception being an alliance with Amyntas king of Galatia (reigned 36 - 25 B.C.). This independence is documented also by the coins of Termessos, which bear the title "Autonomous." Termessos was abandoned after its aqueduct was destroyed by an earthquake (date unknown).RP84974. Bronze AE 28, cf. SNG BnF 2188; SNG Cop 332; SNGvA 5355; SNG Righetti 1445; BMC Lycia p. 274, 51; McClean 9036, VF, centered on a tight flan, bumps and marks, light corrosion, Termessus Major (Termessos National Park, Turkey) mint, weight 15.217g, maximum diameter 28.2mm, die axis 180o, c. 193 - 268 A.D.; obverse TEPMHC-CEΩN, laureate and bearded bust of Zeus right; reverse TΩN M-EI-ZONΩN, Tyche standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left, Nike flying left behind her, crowning Tyche with wreath in right hand, palm frond in left hand; rare; SOLD
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