Live auction - bgr_611984 - CRETE - PHAISTOS Drachme
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 373 € |
| Maximum bid : | 500 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 September 2020 14:24:57 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 360-320 AC.
Mint name / Town : Phaistos, Crète
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 5,95 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan ovale, centré des deux côtés. Usure régulière. Jolis portraits. Patine grise de collection
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de jeune homme (Héraklès ?) à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de taureau de face.
Commentary
C’est la première fois que nous présentons cette monnaie à la vente.
Historical background
CRETE - PHAISTOS
(330-322 BC)
Phaistos, located fifteen kilometers from Gortyn in the fertile Messara plain, is said to have been founded by Minos like Knossos and Gortyn. Another tradition has it that the founder of the city was Phaistos, grandson of Hercules. A sympolity existed with Gortyn.
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