bgr_392298 - BEOTIA - THESPIAE Obole
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Price : 280.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 280.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 394-369 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thespies, Béotie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Weight : 0,81 g.
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Glendining du 20 juin 1984, n° 88 et du stock de G&N
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Bouclier béotien.
Reverse
Reverse description : Deux croissants opposés.
Reverse legend : Q/E/S/P
Reverse translation : (Thespies).
Commentary
Poids léger.
Historical background
BEOTIA - THESPIAE
(4th century BC)
Thespies located at the foot of Mount Helikon served as a refuge for the Muses. Placed to the west of the city of Thebes, the city dedicated a cult to Apollo while the cult of Aphrodite Melainis was respected. The goddess was identified by the crescent. Thespies was long allied with Thebes. During the Persian Wars, the city was destroyed by Xerxes for having sent a contingent to Thrmopyles. Thespiae took part in the battle of Plataea in 479 BC. After the defeat of Delion in 424 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Thebes accused him of collusion with Athens. Thespies allied with Sparta. Defeated at Leuctra, Thespies was razed shortly after and its inhabitants forced into exile..
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