Ancient Greek silver coin 189-133 B.C. Apamea, Phrygia Silver Cistaphoric Tetradrachm
拍卖行: Eternity Gallery
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Ancient Greek silver coin 189-133 B.C. Apamea, Phrygia Silver Cistaphoric Tetradrachm Weight: 12.52 g Diameter: 28 mm These Cistaphoric Tetradrachms were hand selected for eye appeal and all are nicely struck in nearly pure silver. Each displays a Cista Mystica (mystic basket) with serpents emerging on the obverse. Apamea Cibotus, Apamea ad Maeandrum, Apamea or Apameia (Ἀπάμεια, κιβωτός) was an ancient city in Anatolia founded in the 3rd century BC by Antiochus I, who named it after his mother Apama. It was in Hellenistic Phrygia,[1] but became part of the Roman province of Pisidia.[2][3] It was near, but on lower ground than, Celaenae (Kelainai).
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