bgr_493677 - THRACE - KALLATIS Octobole
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 190.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 190.00 €
Type : Octobole
Date: c. 281-250 AC.
Mint name / Town : Callatis, Thrace
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 4,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré. Belle tête d’Héraklès au droit. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe d’Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la léonté.
Reverse
Reverse description : Épi de blé sur sa branche, massue, arc et son goryte posés horizontalement.
Reverse legend : KALLATI[A]
Reverse translation : (de Callatis).
Commentary
Poids léger. Parfois le revers est présenté verticalement, épis, massue, arc et carquois tournés vers le haut.
Lightweight. Sometimes the reverse is presented vertically, with the ears of corn, club, bow and quiver facing upwards.
Lightweight. Sometimes the reverse is presented vertically, with the ears of corn, club, bow and quiver facing upwards.
Historical background
THRACE - KALLATIS
(3rd - 1st century BC)
Callatis, located in Lower Moesia, was a colony of Heraclea Pontica, located about forty kilometers from Tomis. Lucullus seized Callatis in 72 BC and put an end to the coinage of the city.
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