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MYSIA, SILVER TETRADRACHM OF ATTALOS, Pergamon, ca. 240-220 BC, 17.072g, 12h. Westermark V.XXXI-R2 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. Bold portrait in high relief. Some minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine. Former Olga Knoepke (1917-1991) collection, Glendinings 1986 lot 262; former Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955) collection, Hess-Leu 1957 (7) lot 260
Philetairos was the founder of the Attalid dynasty, which ruled Pergamon for 150 years. His descendants honored him with stunning and realistic portraits, that not only commemorate him as one of Alexander's contemporaries, but especially as an exemplary king in his own right. The last of the dynasty kings, Attalos III, who died without an heir in 133 BC, willed Pergamon to Rome.
Philetairos was the founder of the Attalid dynasty, which ruled Pergamon for 150 years. His descendants honored him with stunning and realistic portraits, that not only commemorate him as one of Alexander's contemporaries, but especially as an exemplary king in his own right. The last of the dynasty kings, Attalos III, who died without an heir in 133 BC, willed Pergamon to Rome.