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Pergamon Kingdom, 282 - 133 B.C.
The regal bronze coinage of Pergamon is all inscribed in the name of the dynasty's founder, Philetairos. Attribution to specific reigns is not yet possible. The kingdom was a rump state that was created from the territory ruled by Lysimachus, a general of Alexander the Great. Philetaerus, one of Lysimachus' lieutenants, rebelled and took the city of Pergamon and its environs with him. Lysimachus died soon after in 281 BC, killed by Seleucus I Nicator, another of Alexander's generals. Pergamon was a monarchy ruled by Philetaerus's extended family and their descendants. It lasted around 150 years before being eventually absorbed by the Roman Republic during the period from 133 - 129 BC.GB99025. Bronze AE 19, SNG BnF 1643; SNGvA 1363; BMC Mysia p. 121, 73, F, dark green patina, light earthen deposits and encrustations, Pergamon (Bergama, Turkey) mint, weight 4.548g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 0o, c. 282 - 133 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with a griffin; reverse Asklepios seated left, bearded, wearing himation over lower limbs, feeding serpent from phiale in right hand, scepter in left hand, ΦIΛETAIPOY (Philetairos) downward on right; SOLD
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