Live auction - bgr_543014 - THESSALY - PHARSALOS Obole
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| Estimate : | 720 € |
| Price : | 420 € |
| Maximum bid : | 420 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 July 2019 14:07:03 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 440-425 AC
Mint name / Town : Pharsale, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,01 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan, parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Très belle tête d’Athéna. Joli revers de style fin avec un petit plat sur la tête du cheval. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection de Jean-Claude Bourgeois, Poinsignon, 26 mai 2012, n° 146 et du stock CGB
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque attique à cimier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête et cou de cheval à droite dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : F-AR
Commentary
Sur notre exemplaire, la tête d’Athéna est encore archaïsante. Le casque est lisse. Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire de la collection Pellerin (1776) conservé au Cabinet des médailles de la BnF (IFN 8572581), J. Pellerin, Recueil de médailles de peuples et de villes, Paris, I, pl. 28, n° 44.
In our example, the head of Athena is still archaic. The helmet is smooth. Same corners as the example from the Pellerin collection (1776) kept in the Cabinet des médailles of the BnF (IFN 8572581), J. Pellerin, Recueil de médailles de peuples et de villes, Paris, I, pl. 28, n° 44
In our example, the head of Athena is still archaic. The helmet is smooth. Same corners as the example from the Pellerin collection (1776) kept in the Cabinet des médailles of the BnF (IFN 8572581), J. Pellerin, Recueil de médailles de peuples et de villes, Paris, I, pl. 28, n° 44
Historical background
THESSALY - PHARSALOS
(450-400 BC)
Pharsalus is one of the most famous cities of Thessaly because of Caesar's victory over Pompey in 48 BC. The city was built on the slopes of Mount Narthakios on the banks of the Enipeus at forty kilometers from Larissa.
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