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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #10
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                 Web Product ID: 2286
                 Estimate: $250.00
                 Final Sale Price: $280.50
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                 Denomination: 35mm
                 Grade: VF dark green patina
                 Reference: SNG von Aulock 3515 (same reverse die)




  Phrygia, Apameia. In alliance with Ephesus in Ionia. Philip I. 244-249 AD. Æ 35mm
  (21.20 gm). AVT K M IOVL FILIPPOC CEB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right /
  PELAG-ONTOC PA[NHG], APAMEWN K/EFECIWN/OMON in exergue, Apameian Zeus seated left,
  holding Nike on globe and sceptre, facing Artemis Ephesia, standing right; stag to
  left. SNG von Aulock 3515 (same reverse die). VF/Fine, dark green patina. Estimate
  $250.



  ‘Alliance coins’ were produced by many provincial cities during the Roman Imperial
  period. In these instances, the ‘alliance’ celebrated was not of a political,
  military or economic nature, as Rome would have considered such a relationship to be
  a threat to its dominance. Rather it was like the ‘sister-cities’ relationship many
  modern cities have today, designed to promote understanding and cultural exchange
  between them.


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