bgr_950938 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Diobole
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Price : 200.00 €
Type : Diobole
Date: c. 410/404 - 341/323 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,18 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Superbe portrait d’Apollon finement détaillé. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Apollon de face.
Reverse
Reverse legend : A DANS LE CHAMP À GAUCHE.
Reverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse à dans le champ à droite, tournée à gauche.
Commentary
Au revers, le mollusque, décrit comme une écrevisse, est incertain.
On the reverse, the mollusk, described as a crayfish, is uncertain
On the reverse, the mollusk, described as a crayfish, is uncertain
Historical background
THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA
(4th century BC)
Apollonia Pontica, located on Pont-Euxin was a Milesian colony. The city was famous for its temple of Apollo and its colossal statue, the work of Kalamis. When Lucullus captured the city in 73 BC, he had the statue of the god transported to Rome.
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