bgr_637576 - AKARNANIA - ARGOS AMPHILOCHIKON Statère
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Price : 380.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 380.00 €
Type : Statère
Date: c. 340-340 AC.
Mint name / Town : Argos Amphilochicum, Acarnanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,23 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine grise de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Pégase volant à droite.
Obverse legend : [A]
Obverse translation : (Argos).
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière une lance, placée verticalement.
Reverse legend : AM
Reverse translation : (Amphi).
Commentary
Statère corinthien. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Corinthian stater. This type seems rarer than general works suggest.
Corinthian stater. This type seems rarer than general works suggest.
Historical background
AKARNANIA - ARGOS AMPHILOCHIKON
(4th-3rd century BC)
Argos was founded by Amphilochos, an Argive. The city nicknamed Amphilochicum to distinguish it from Peloponnesian Argos was located at the bottom of the Gulf of Ambracia. The city had to face several attacks from Ambracia, its neighbour. The city was rescued several times by the Athenians, the last time in 426 BC, it was saved by general Demosthenes. Under the influence of Corinth in the 4th century, Argos like Ambracia belonged to the Acarnanian League. Around 270 BC, the city fell under the rule of the Aetolian League.
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