SINOPE in PAPHLAGONIA 490BC Eagle Square Ancient Silver Greek Coin i52220

Description: Item: i52220 Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Sinope in Paphlagonia Silver Drachm 15mm (6.16 grams) Struck circa 490-425 B.C. Reference: HGC 7, 384; SNG Black Sea 1359-1365 Crude eagle head left, with indication of leg below; dolphin below. Quadrapartite incuse square with diagonal quarters filled; pellet in stippled sunken quarters. Sinope was a colony of Miletos, founded in the 7th century B.C. According to the mythological founding of the city, the city was named after an Amazon or the nymph daughter of the River Asopos. Sinope became the most important city on the southern coastline of the Black Sea. The city drew it's wealth from rich tuna fisheries, trade in grain and even timber, olives and metals acquired from dependent colonies further east. The walled city was located on an isthmus jutting out into the Euxine Sea. The city is historically known for having been destroyed, rebuilt and having changed hands between many owners over the years, including Mithradates the Great and the Romans during the time of Julius Caesar. It was eventually a free city under the Romans. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Sinop is a city with a population of 36,734 on İnce Burun (İnceburun, Cape Ince ), by its Cape Sinop (Sinop Burnu, Boztepe Cape , Boztepe Burnu ) which is situated on the most northern edge of the Turkish side of Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of Paphlagonia , in modern-day northern Turkey , historically known as Sinope. It is the capital of Sinop Province . History Long used as a Hittite port which appears in Hittite sources as "Sinuwa" (J. Garstang, The Hittite Empire, p. 74), the city proper was re-founded as a Greek colony from the city of Miletus in the 7th century BC (Xenophon, Anabasis 6.1.15; Diodorus Siculus 14.31.2; Strabo 12.545). Sinope flourished as the Black Sea port of a caravan route that led from the upper Euphrates valley (Herodotus 1.72; 2.34), issued its own coinage, founded colonies, and gave its name to a red arsenic sulfate mined in Cappadocia, called "Sinopic red earth" (Miltos Sinôpikê) or sinople . Sinope escaped Persian domination until the early 4th century BC, and in 183 BC it was captured by Pharnaces I and became capital of the kingdom of Pontus . Lucullus conquered Sinope for Rome in 70 BC, and Julius Caesar established a Roman colony there, Colonia Julia Felix, in 47 BC. Mithradates Eupator was born and buried at Sinope, and it was the birthplace of Diogenes , of Diphilus , poet and actor of the New Attic comedy , of the historian Baton, and of the Christian heretic of the 2nd century AD, Marcion . It remained with the Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantines . It was a part of the Empire of Trebizond from the sacking of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204 until the capture of the city by the Seljuk Turks of Rûm in 1214. After 1261, Sinop became home to two successive independent emirates following the fall of the Seljuks: the Pervâne and the Candaroğlu . It was captured by the Ottomans in 1458. In November 1853, at the start of the Crimean War , in the Battle of Sinop , the Russians , under the command of Admiral Nakhimov , destroyed an Ottoman frigate squadron in Sinop, leading Britain and France to declare war on Russia. Sinop hosted a US military base that was important for intelligence during the cold war era. The US base was closed in 1992. Explorer Bob Ballard discovered an ancient ship wreck north west of Sinop in the Black Sea and was shown on National Geographic. Frequently Asked Questions How long until my order is shipped? Depending on the volume of sales, it may take up to 5 business days for shipment of your order after the receipt of payment. How will I know when the order was shipped? After your order has shipped, you will be left positive feedback, and that date should be used as a basis of estimating an arrival date. After you shipped the order, how long will the mail take? USPS First Class mail takes about 3-5 business days to arrive in the U.S., international shipping times cannot be estimated as they vary from country to country. I am not responsible for any USPS delivery delays, especially for an international package. What is a certificate of authenticity and what guarantees do you give that the item is authentic? 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Price: 500 USD

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