bgr_301744 - BEOTIA - THEBES Statère
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 650.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 650.00 €
Type : Statère
Date: c. 360 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thèbes, Béotie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 12,07 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Bouclier bien venu à la frappe. Joli revers de style fin. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés. Infime petit défaut de tranche, visible au revers à 9 heures
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Bouclier béotien.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cratère (diota).
Reverse legend : KA-LL[I]
Reverse translation : (Calli...).
Commentary
La facture du cratère et le fait qu’il ne soit pas surmonté d’un symbole nous pousse à penser qu’il doit appartenir à une série relativement ancienne. Un exemplaire de ce type se rencontre dans le trésor d’Atrax II découvert en 1970 en Thessalie enfoui vers 350 avant J.-C. Au droit, le coin semble légèrement bouché dans le champ inférieur gauche.
The craftsmanship of the krater and the fact that it is not surmounted by a symbol leads us to believe that it must belong to a relatively old series. A specimen of this type is found in the treasure of Atrax II discovered in 1970 in Thessaly, buried around 350 BC. On the obverse, the die seems slightly blocked in the lower left field
The craftsmanship of the krater and the fact that it is not surmounted by a symbol leads us to believe that it must belong to a relatively old series. A specimen of this type is found in the treasure of Atrax II discovered in 1970 in Thessaly, buried around 350 BC. On the obverse, the die seems slightly blocked in the lower left field
Historical background
BEOTIA - THEBES
(5th - 4th century BC)
Thebes was Athens' great rival. During the Peloponnesian War (431-404 AC.), she was an ally of Sparta. It dominated Greece, thanks to the strategist Epaminondas who, after the liberation of Thebes in 379 BC, successively triumphed over Sparta at Leuctra (371 AC.) and Corinth (369 AC.) before finding death at Mantinea (362 AC.). After this date, Philip II of Macedonia imposes his domination over Boeotia. Thebes was crushed in 338 BC at Chéronée where Alexander cut his teeth. The city is destroyed three years later.
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