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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Pisidia| > RP83560
Termessos Major, Pisidia, 3rd Century A.D.
|Pisidia|, |Termessos| |Major,| |Pisidia,| |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 by this coin which bears the title "Autonomous." Termessos was abandoned after its aqueduct was destroyed by an earthquake (date unknown).
RP83560. Bronze AE 29, BMC Lycia p. 275, 54; SNG BnF -; SNGvA -; SNG Cop -; SNG PfPs -; SNG Righetti -, gF, well centered, green patina with earthen highlighting, minor pitting, Termessus Major (Termessos National Park, Turkey) mint, weight 13.105g, maximum diameter 29.2mm, die axis 180o, c. 238 - 268 A.D.; obverse TEPMHCCEΩN AVTONOMΩN, laureate and bearded head of Zeus right, Θ below; reverse TΩN MEIZONΩN, Tyche standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, Θ right; big bronze; rare; SOLD




  







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