Sagalassos was a city in Pisidia.
It was one of the wealthiest cities in the region when Alexander the Great conquered it in 333 BCE on his way to Persia, thought it had a population of only a few thousand.
After Alexander's death, the region became part of the territories of Antigonus Monophthalmus, possibly Lysimachus of Thrace, the Seleucids of Syria and the Attalids of Pergamon. The archeological record indicates that locals rapidly adopted Hellenic culture.
Under the Roman Empire, Sagalassos became the most important urban center of Pisidia, particularly favoured by the Emperor Hadrian, who named it the "first city" of the province and the center of the imperial cult. Contemporary buildings have a fully Roman character.
After Alexander's death, the region became part of the territories of Antigonus Monophthalmus, possibly Lysimachus of Thrace, the Seleucids of Syria and the Attalids of Pergamon. The archeological record indicates that locals rapidly adopted Hellenic culture.
Under the Roman Empire, Sagalassos became the most important urban center of Pisidia, particularly favoured by the Emperor Hadrian, who named it the "first city" of the province and the center of the imperial cult. Contemporary buildings have a fully Roman character.
Modern location: Ruins
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Sagalassos
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AE
unit
struck c. 100-1 BC
in
Sagalassos
Obverse: laureate head of Zeus
Reverse: two confronting goats standing on their hind legs, with forelegs on column; CAΓA
Diameter:
12 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.57 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.57 g
No notes for this coin
BMC Pisidia p. 241, 7; SGCV II 5469 var, SNGvA 5156 var
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Salonina
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AE
Hexassarion
struck 254-268 AD
in
Sagalassos
Obverse: draped bust on crescent right wearing stephane; CE·CAΛΩNINA / ς
Reverse: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and trophy; CAΓAΛA_C_CEΩN
Diameter:
29.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.3 g
No notes for this coin
Possibly unpublished (SNG von Aulock 5201 for obverse die)
An
AE
unit
struck 251-253 AD
in
Sagalassos
Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right from behind; AV KA ΓA OVI__TR ΓAΛΛOC
Reverse: Men standing half left, crescent behind shoulders, holding patera scepter; ϹΑΓΑ_Λ_ΑϹϹEΩΝ
Diameter:
25 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.4 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.4 g
No notes for this coin
RPC IX, 956; SNG Cop 211