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bgr_354107 - LYCIA - PHASELIS Tétradrachme

LYCIA - PHASELIS Tétradrachme VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 195.00 €
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 24
Mint name / Town : Phasélis, Lycie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 15,69 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale centré des deux côtés à l’usure très importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine de collection
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la léonté nouée sous le cou.

Reverse


Reverse description : Zeus aétophore assis à gauche, les jambes croisées, nu jusqu'à la ceinture, tenant un aigle posé sur sa main droite et un long sceptre de la gauche.
Reverse legend : ALEXANDROU/ KD/ F.
Reverse translation : (d’Alexandre/ an 7/ Phasélis).

Commentary


Poids léger.

Historical background


LYCIA - PHASELIS

(2nd - 1st century BC)

Coinage in the name of Alexander III the Great type

Phaselis, of Dorian origin, the only Greek city in the region, was located on the eastern coast of Lycia. Founded in 690 BC by settlers from Rhodes Island, its site was chosen because of its port, in an inhospitable region, which allowed its development and to play an important commercial role. Phaselis played an important role in the 3rd century against Rhodes and experienced a period of unparalleled prosperity..

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