circa 159-100 BCE
Æ 16mm, 3,55g
Laureate head of Poseidon r. /
Poseidon standing l., holding trident; dolphin before
SNG BnF 226
Attaleia was founded by Attalus II of Pergamon. However, even more important than that is the fact that I spent several nights here, since the city is now Antalya, Turkey. This was the first place we stayed in Turkey and used the city as a base for visiting the surrounding area.
During the times of Pergamon, the city was the base for their naval fleet. When the Kingdom of Pergamon came under the control of the Romans, the city prospered.