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Live auction - bgr_649589 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Diobole

THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Diobole AU
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Estimate : 220 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 26 October 2021 14:08:00
Type : Diobole
Date: c. 410/404 - 341/323 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,20 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée avec quelques faiblesses. Joli portrait d’Apollon. Tréflage au revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Apollon de face.

Reverse


Reverse legend : A DANS LE CHAMP À GAUCHE.
Reverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse à dans le champ à droite, tournée à gauche.
Reverse legend : SW.

Commentary


Au revers, le mollusque, décrit comme une écrevisse, est incertain. Sur cet exemplaire, la tête de Méduse bien que saisissante semble remplacée par une tête d’Apollon.

Historical background


THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA

(4th century BC)

Apollonia Pontica, located on Pont-Euxin was a Milesian colony. The city was famous for its temple of Apollo and its colossal statue, the work of Kalamis. When Lucullus captured the city in 73 BC, he had the statue of the god transported to Rome.

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