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bgr_729974 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 400-350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace
Metal : copper
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,82 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, légèrement décentré au revers. Joli portrait d’Apollon. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : A DANS LE CHAMP À GAUCHE.
Reverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse et d’un A.
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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