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Æ22 - Amyntas ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Kingdom of Galatia |
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| Year | 36 BC - 25 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A lion striding vigorously to the right in the central field, rendered with musculature and mane in relief, its tail raised. The Greek royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ arcs above the figure and ΑΜΥΝΤΟΥ appears below, together reading 'of King Amyntas.' The design is contained within a dotted border, the style consistent with Hellenistic bronze coinage of Galatian dynastic rulers. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Amyntas of Galatia was a client king installed by Mark Antony following the defeat of the previous ruler, Castor of Galatia, and his kingdom was one of the most territorially expansive of Rome's Anatolian buffer states — at its peak encompassing Lycaonia, Pamphylia, and parts of Pisidia. His bronze coinage was struck during a period when his political allegiance was actively shifting: initially loyal to Antony, he defected to Octavian before Actium in 31 BC. He died in 25 BC during a campaign against the Homonadenses, after which Augustus absorbed his kingdom directly into the Roman provincial system.