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Item sold on our e-shop (2023)
Price : 90.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 450-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thrace, Apollonia Pontica
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,02 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, ovale, centré. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Ancre cantonnée d’une écrevisse à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux en ailes de moulin avec un motif en croix central prenant parfois la forme d’une swastika.
Commentary
Poids léger.
Lightweight
Lightweight
Historical background
THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA
(6th - 5th 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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