Pamphylia: Side. AR Tetradrachm. Circa 145-125 BC. (28.8 mm, 16.06 gm). Kleuch, magistrate. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; pomegranate to left, KΛE–VX across field. Seyrig, Side 18; SNG France 697; SNG von Aulock 4797. | L5

The ancient city of Perge, located in the Aksu district, 18 km east of Antalya, Türkiye , is one of the most important cities of Pamphylia in antiquity. Thought to have been founded in the 4th century BC, the city entered the Hellenistic period with the conquest of Alexander the Great in 334 BC. It then came under the auspices of the Kingdom of Pergamon and came under Roman rule with the Peace of Apameia in 188 BC. Perge, which experienced its golden age during the Roman Empire, is renowned for