Caria, Halikarnassos; Poseidon/trident
50,00 €
Description
Caria, Halikarnassos, 2nd – 1st century BC. Bearded head of Poseidon right / ΑΛΙΚΑP …HNO∆…(magistrate); ornamented trident head with dolphins between prongs, stock of grain below.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,76 |
| Grade: | gF/VF |
| Attribution: | cf. BMC 104, 20ff.; cf. SNG Tübingen 3382ff. |
| Commentary: | dark patina, well centered |
Historical Context
In 88 BC, the city fell to Mithridates VI, in 80 it was ravaged by Verres, the Roman governor of Cilicia, and it was attacked by pirates from 62-58 BC; in 58 BC, the city was finally incorporated into the Roman province of Asia.
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