Mysia, Pitane; Zeus Ammon/pentagram
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Description
Mysia, Pitane, 300 – 200 BC. Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Pentagram.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE7 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,76 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG BN 2353 |
| Commentary: | dark grey patina with some deposits, well centered |
Historical Context
335 BC, after capturing nearby Gryneion and selling its inhabitants as slaves, Alexander's general Parmenion, besieged Pitane, which was relieved by Memnon, the commander of the Greek mercenaries in the service of the Persian king Darius III.
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