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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 350.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 350.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 480-460 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 7 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,41 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré des deux côtés. Très belle tête de cheval. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Jolie patine de collection avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête et cou de cheval à droite, la bride sur le cou.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grain d’orge.
Reverse legend : QE - TA
Reverse translation : (Thessalie/ Tanagra).
Commentary
Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
Historical background
THESSALIA - THESSALIAN LEAGUE
(5th century BC)
Thessaly was an agricultural and livestock region with wide open spaces. It was renowned for its horses and riders. The coinage of the Confederation would have been made in the most important city of Thessaly, Larissa, name which comes from the daughter of Pelasgos. The city was built on the banks of the Peneios..
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