bgr_559644 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme

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Price : 230.00 €

Type : Drachme

Date: c. 400-350 AC.

Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace

Metal : silver

Diameter : 13,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 2,81 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Très joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Portrait de Méduse agréable, à l’usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

WSC.37 - Cop.456 - GC.1655 - BMC.7 (Mysia) pl. II/3

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant du stock de Claude Burgan et de la collection M C Lille

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête de Méduse de face, entourée de serpents, tirant la langue.

Reverse

Reverse legend : A DANS LE CHAMP À GAUCHE.

Reverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse dans le champ à droite.

Commentary

Poids léger.

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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bgr_559644 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

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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