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bgr_874339 - PHOCIS- DELPHI Obole
250.00 €(Approx. 285.00$ | 212.50£)
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 478-460 AC.
Mint name / Town : Delphes, Phocide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,84 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie tête de taureau. Fine usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de taureau vu de face.
Obverse legend : O-F
Obverse translation : (Phocide).
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de sanglier à droite dans un carré creux.
Historical background
PHOCIS- DELPHI
(5th century BC)
The federal coinage began in the 5th century BC and ended in 346 BC, the date of the end of the Second Sacred War, marking the hegemony of Philip II over the region with the direction of the 'Amphictyonia of Delphi. The region, mountainous and poor, was dedicated to Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
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