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Kallatis, Thrace

Kallatis was founded on the Black Sea by Heraclea Pontica in the 6th century B.C. In Greek Kallatis means "the beautiful." Its first silver coinage was minted approximately 350 B.C. In 72 B.C., Kallatis was conquered by the Roman general Lucullus and was included in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. Throughout the 2nd century A.D., the city built defensive fortifications. Kallatis suffered multiple invasions in the 3rd century A.D. but recovered in the 4th century A.D. to regain its status as an important trade hub and port city. Today Kallatis is called Mangalia, the oldest city in Romania.

Kallatis, Moesia Inferior, 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.

|Kallatis|, |Kallatis,| |Moesia| |Inferior,| |2nd| |-| |3rd| |Century| |A.D.||AE| |20|NEW
Cybele was born a hermaphrodite, but castrated by the gods, she became female. Heeding the Sibylline oracle the senate brought her worship to Rome in 204 B.C. as the first officially sanctioned Eastern cult. After approval, they were dismayed to learn that the priesthood required voluntary self-castration, which was abhorrent to the Romans. Romans were barred from entering the priesthood or even entering the priest's sanctuary. The eunuch priests, recruited from outside Rome, were confined to their sanctuary, leaving only to parade in the streets during festivals in April. Claudius removed the bans on Roman participation, making worship of Cybele and her consort Attis part of the state religion."Cybele
RP113340. Bronze AE 20, Sutzu I 72; AMNG I/I p. 111, 295; SNG Cop -, SNG Stancomb -; SNG BM -, aVF, near centered, black patina, porous, weight 4.933 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 225o, Kallatis (Mangalia, Romania) mint, 2nd - 3rd century A.D.; obverse KTIC-THC (clockwise from upper right), laureate head of Herakles right; reverse KAΛΛA-TIANΩN (clockwise from upper right), Kybele seated left, turreted and draped, phiale in right hand, left arm resting on tympanon (drum) behind; ex V-auction Rohde (Apr 2007); $90.00 (€84.60)
 


Kallatis, Thrace, c. 260 - 220 B.C., In the Name and Types of Alexander the Great

|Kallatis|, |Kallatis,| |Thrace,| |c.| |260| |-| |220| |B.C.,| |In| |the| |Name| |and| |Types| |of| |Alexander| |the| |Great||stater|
In 279 B.C., Ptolemy Keraunos, the son of Ptolemy I, was captured and killed by Galatian Celts who overran Thrace and established a Celtic kingdom at Tylis. Mesembria, Odessos, Kallatis, and Istros, later followed by Cabyle, Dionysopolis and Tomis began striking gold and silver coins in the name of Alexander the Great along with autonomous civic bronze coinage. Much of the silver and gold coinage was likely needed to pay tribute to the new Celtic rulers of the hinterland until the destruction of the Kingdom of Tylis, c. 218 B.C.
SH38171. Gold stater, Price 897, Müller Alexander 1638, HGC 3.2 1823 (S), aEF, nice style, scrape on cheek, weight 8.496 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Thrace, Kallatis (Mangalia, Romania) mint, c. 260 - 220 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled snake; reverse Nike standing half left, wreath in extended right hand, stylus in left, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward on right, KAT monogram left; scarce; SOLD


Kallatis, Thrace, c. 300 - 100 B.C.

|Kallatis|, |Kallatis,| |Thrace,| |c.| |300| |-| |100| |B.C.||drachm|
"Kallatis was an apoikia of Pontic Heraklea and was founded in accordance with an oracle at the time when Amyntas was the ruler of Macedonia.4 While scholars do not doubt the foundation of Kallatis by Heraklea, the date of its establishment is a matter of debate though, since it is not clear if Ps. Schymnos was writing about Amyntas I or Amyntas III. Amyntas I ruled in the second part of 6th century, while Amyntas III ruled between 393 and 370/69 BCE. Romanian scholars favor the earliest date although there is no clear archaeological evidence to prove this. When it comes to the territory of Kallatis, the earliest archaeological findings are dated in the 4th century BCE. If the earliest date is accepted, it means that Kallatis was the earliest Megarian colony on the western shore of the Black Sea."-- Greek cities on the western coast of the Black Sea:Orgame, Histria, Tomis, and Kallatis (7th to 1stcentury BCE) by Smaranda Andrews
SH34937. Silver drachm, SNG Cop 176, SNG BM 202, HGC 3.2 1825 (R2), aEF, finest style for the issue, high relief, finder's scrape on reverse, weight 5.172 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Kallatis (Mangalia, Romania) mint, c. 300 - 100 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck; reverse stalk of grain and club with handle down on left, KAΛΛATIA upward in center, bow in bow case on right; SOLD







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