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Live auction - bgr_520367 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme

THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme XF/AU
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Estimate : 520 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 05 March 2019 14:04:00
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 480/478 - 450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,29 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier, décentré sur l’ancre. Magnifique tête de Gorgone servie par une très belle patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés. Conserve au revers la plus grande partie de son brillant de frappe et de son coupant d’origine
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection Niels

Obverse


Obverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse à gauche.
Obverse legend : A|-.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de Méduse de face, entourée de serpents (Gorgoneion).

Commentary


Le droit est bien l’ancre dans cette série et pas la tête de méduse. Au droit, le mollusque, décrit comme une écrevisse, est incertain. Sur cet exemplaire, tous les détails composant la tête de Méduse sont bien visibles ainsi que les serpents qui sortent de la chevelure.

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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