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bgr_625604 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Hemiobole

THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Hemiobole AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2022)
Price : 280.00 €
Type : Hemiobole
Date: c. 494-470 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia
Metal : silver
Diameter : 7 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 0,38 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, idéalement centré des deux côtés. Très joli droit. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’un A à droite.
Obverse legend : A.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Swastika dans un carré creux.

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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