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Price : 650.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 650.00 €
Type : Statère ou Didrachme
Date: c. 320-280 AC.
Mint name / Town : Anactorium, Acarnanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 8,50 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Très joli Pégase. Tréflage au revers. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Pégase volant à gauche.
Obverse legend : (AN)
Obverse translation : (Anactorium).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MONOGRAMME.
Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière un thymiaterion.
Reverse legend : (AN)/LUSI
Reverse translation : (Anactorium).
Commentary
Trace de double frappe au revers qui rend difficile la reconnaissance du symbole placé derrière la tête d’Athéna, un thymiaterion (encensoir utilisé dans les cérémonies religieuses).
Trace of a double strike on the reverse which makes it difficult to recognize the symbol placed behind Athena's head, a thymiaterion (censer used in religious ceremonies)
Trace of a double strike on the reverse which makes it difficult to recognize the symbol placed behind Athena's head, a thymiaterion (censer used in religious ceremonies)
Historical background
AKARNANIA - ANACTORION
(4th century BC)
Anactorium, located at the entrance to the Gulf of Ambracia, near Actium, was one of the oldest Corinthian colonies founded in the 7th century BC. In 425, the Corinthian elements were driven out by the Athenians and the Acarnanians during the Peloponnesian War. During the Sacred War, between 355 and 346 BC, Anactorium, favorable to the Corinthians, sided with the Thebans against the Phocidians. It was at this time that monetary issues resumed.
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