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bgr_894305 - LYCIA - PHASELIS Statère

LYCIA - PHASELIS Statère XF
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680.00 €(Approx. 734.40$ | 584.80£)
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Type : Statère
Date: c. 167-130 AC
Mint name / Town : Phasélis, Lycie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 9,78 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Joli portrait d’Apollon. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
BMC.-  - Aulock4430  - Cop.-  - GC.5337 (500£)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite.

Reverse

Reverse description : Proue de navire à droite ; sur le pont, Athéna Promachos debout à droite, brandissant un foudre.
Reverse legend : APOLLWNIDAS.

Historical background

LYCIA - PHASELIS

(3rd - 1st century BC)

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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