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E-auction 342-256628 - bgr_554780 - MACEDONIA - NEAPOLIS Unité

MACEDONIA - NEAPOLIS Unité VF
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Estimate : 100 €
Price : 47 €
Maximum bid : 55 €
End of the sale : 04 November 2019 14:01:00
bidders : 9 bidders
Type : Unité
Date: c. 500 AC.
Mint name / Town : Macédoine, Neapolis
Metal : silver
Diameter : 8,5 mm
Weight : 1,03 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Usure importante. Patine grise
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Gorgone de face, la langue pendante.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux informe.

Historical background


MACEDONIA - NEAPOLIS

(6th - 5th century BC)

Neapolis, colony of Thasos was founded in the 6th century BC. The city was located at the foot of Mount Pangea, on the mainland, on the opposite side to its metropolis, Thasos. It thus controlled the routes of penetration towards Thrace. As Neapolis was the natural lock of the very rich mines of Pangea, it passed successively under Athenian control from 463 BC, then under that of Philip II of Macedon during the expedition of 358-357 BC. BC and the capture of Amphipolis.

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