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Attalid Kingdom of Pergamum

An ancient Greek Hellenistic realm centered in Pergamum in western Anatolia.

Kind: kingdom
Region: Anatolia, Asia

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Tetradrachm (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.317)

262–241 BCE

The depictions of rulers found on this coin represents a realistic type of portraiture, similar to that found on coins in the West. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1999.317: Tetradrachm, 262–241 BCE. Anatolia, Kingdom of Pergamum (281–133 BCE), Eumenes I (263–241 BCE). Silver; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). Museum no…

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