Bronze AE14 - Attalos II

Aversbeschreibung	Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet, rendered in low relief in the Hellenistic style typical of Pergamene civic coinage. The surfaces show heavy patination consistent with ancient bronze, with the facial features partially obscured by wear and encrustation. The field is plain, without legend or additional devices. The portrait is compact and boldly struck within the small flan.
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Zusätzliche Informationen	Attalos II secured his throne only after his brother Eumenes II, long presumed dead following a near-fatal ambush near Delphi in 172 BC, unexpectedly returned to reclaim Pergamon. Attalos, who had already begun governing and reportedly began minting in his own name, stepped aside — a remarkably well-documented act of deference in the ancient world. He ruled in his own right from 159 BC only after Eumenes died of natural causes. Pergamon's bronze coinage of this period circulated heavily within the expanding civic infrastructure Attalos II funded, including the construction of the Stoa of Attalos in Athens, completed around 138 BC.