E-auction 184-115898 - bgr_407824 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Pointe de flèche
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 61 € |
| Maximum bid : | 75 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 October 2016 14:02:00 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Pointe de flèche
Date: c. 500-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thrace, Apollonia Pontica
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 43,5 mm
Weight : 4,94 g.
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Pointe de flèche monétiforme.
Reverse
Commentary
Signe prémonétaire coulé. les auteurs du SNG. de la collection Stancomb de la Mer Noire et de sa région assignent ces signes pré ou para-monétaires à Apollonia Pontica où elles ont été trouvées dans la région. Huit exemplaires sont publiés (WSC. 22 à 29 avec des poids compris entre 0,89 g et 4,03 g. Mais deux autres exemplaires sont attribués à l’atelier d’Istros (WSC. 128 et 129 avec des poids de 4,15 g et de 3,15 g).
Cast pre-monetary sign. The authors of the SNG. of the Stancomb collection of the Black Sea and its region assign these pre- or para-monetary signs to Apollonia Pontica where they were found in the region. Eight examples are published (WSC. 22 to 29 with weights between 0.89 g and 4.03 g. But two other examples are attributed to the Istros workshop (WSC. 128 and 129 with weights of 4.15 g and 3.15 g).
Cast pre-monetary sign. The authors of the SNG. of the Stancomb collection of the Black Sea and its region assign these pre- or para-monetary signs to Apollonia Pontica where they were found in the region. Eight examples are published (WSC. 22 to 29 with weights between 0.89 g and 4.03 g. But two other examples are attributed to the Istros workshop (WSC. 128 and 129 with weights of 4.15 g and 3.15 g).
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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