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Type : Diobole
Date: c. 500-480 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cardia, Thrace
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Weight : 1,23 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli lion. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Protomé de lion bondissant à droite, tournant la tête à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite avec deux segments en relief et deux segments en creux.
Commentary
Exemplaire de type archaïque.
Archaic type specimen
Archaic type specimen
Historical background
THRACE - THRACIAN CHERSONESE - CHERRONESOS
(6th - 5th century BC)
Cherronesos seems to have been located at the entrance to the Propontis on the Isthmus of the Cherchonese of Thrace. It seems that this region can be identified with the city of Cardia and its surroundings. Cardia, an important city, was founded by Milesian settlers. The city was finally destroyed by Lysimachus in 309 BC before being rebuilt under the name of Lysimacheia. The city controlled the trade that passed through the region between the Aegean Sea and Pont-Euxin.
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