Live auction - bgr_1042390 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Pointe de flèche
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Live starting : Type : Pointe de flèche
Date: c. 500-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 34,5 mm
Weight : 3,95 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Pointe de flèche monétiforme.
Reverse
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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