circa 100-0 BCE
Æ 17mm, 2,86g
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: Two confronted ibexes, cornucopia (?) between.
SNG France 1735
I first became aware of Sagalassos through several advertisements on Facebook showing incredible ruins that I believe were AI generated. They showed partially sunken temples and gorgeous details on statues, known of which I’ve corroborated with known photos. The ruins are also not on the sea.
Still, there are ruins today. They’re visitable and as far as I can tell interesting.
Supposedly, Sagalassos was one of the wealthiest cities in Pisidia when it was conquered by Alexander the Great. I find that odd since the city’s coinage didn’t begin until the 1st century BCE. Since city’s like Selge minted coins much earlier, this is weird and may be incorrect.
Later on, Sagalassos became a favorite of Hadrian, and recently a large statue of him was found in its ruins. Later, a statue of Faustina the Elder was found nearby.
Alexander the Great conquers Cilicia and Pisidia, including Aigai.Tarsos (where he became ill after a swim in the Kydnos River), Soloi, Sagalassos, and Issos.
Sagalassos given to the Galatian king Amyntas.
An earthquake devastates Sagalassos.