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bgr_588505 - AKARNANIA - ARGOS AMPHILOCHIKON Statère

AKARNANIA - ARGOS AMPHILOCHIKON Statère XF
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350.00 €(Approx. 374.50$ | 301.00£)
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Type : Statère
Date: c. 330 AC.
Mint name / Town : Acarnanie, Argos Amphilochicum
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 8,28 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré. Usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
BMC.11 pl. XXXIII/8 - SB.3925  - GC.2258 var. - B. traité  - P.1763

Obverse

Obverse description : Pégase volant à gauche.
Obverse legend : AR.
Obverse translation : (Argos).

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière un bouclier.
Reverse legend : DI.

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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