bgr_463904 - LYCIA - PHASELIS Tétrobole
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Price : 350.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2022)
Price : 350.00 €
Type : Tétrobole
Date: c. 450-400 AC
Mint name / Town : Phasélis, Lycie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,48 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, bien centré. Droit inhabituel. Joli revers. Belle patine de collection avec des reflets dorés
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Obverse
Obverse description : Proue de galère à droite avec un protomé de sanglier ; trois globules figurant des boucliers vsibles au-dessus.
Reverse
Reverse description : Poupe de navire à gauche avec le gouvernail.
Reverse legend : FAS
Reverse translation : Phasélis).
Commentary
C’est la deuxième fois que nous proposons ce type de divisionnaire pour cette cité dont le monnayage d’époque classique semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
This is the second time that we have proposed this type of divisionary for this city whose coinage from the classical period seems rarer than general works suggest.
This is the second time that we have proposed this type of divisionary for this city whose coinage from the classical period seems rarer than general works suggest.
Historical background
LYCIA - PHASELIS
(5th - 4th 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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