Greek City of Pergamon in Mysia
Regal Coinage of Pergamon
Bronze 10mm Hemiobol coin Struck circa 282-133 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7233
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet.
???E / TAIPOY above and beneath bow.

This issue is inscribed with the name of the dynasty's founder, Philetairos, and firm attributions to particular reigns are not yet possible.

Situated in the Kaikos valley, about 15 miles from the coast, Pergamon was a city of uncertain origin and of no great importance before the time of Alexander the Great. In the 3rd century B.C. it became the center of the independent kingdom ruled by the Attalid dynasty founded by Philetairos. The city was extended and beautified as the prosperity of the kingdom increased, and by the late Hellenistic times Pergamon ranked as one of the great cultural centers of the Greek world. After the end of the kingdom, 133 B.C., Pergamon became capital of the Roman province of Asia.