bgr_1067732 - TROAS - ABYDOS Obole
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Item sold on our e-shop (2026)
Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2026)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 450-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Abydos, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 7,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,30 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée avec un manque de métal. Joli revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Aigle debout à gauche, les ailes fermées ; au-dessus, un kylix.
Obverse legend : ABU
Obverse translation : (Abydos).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Gorgoneion de face dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Commentary
Au revers le Gorgoneion est archaïque avec la langue tirée et les serpents qui partent de chaque côté de la tête. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
On the reverse the Gorgoneion is archaic with its tongue sticking out and snakes coming from each side of the head. This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
On the reverse the Gorgoneion is archaic with its tongue sticking out and snakes coming from each side of the head. This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
Historical background
TROAS - ABYDOS
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Abydos, located on the Hellespont, opposite Sestos, was a colony of Miletus. The city is supposed to have been a center of emission very early from the end of the 6th century BC. At the end of the first Macedonian war, Abydos would have been declared a free city (Livy XXXIII. 30). But in fact, it was certainly after the Peace of Apamea in 188 BC that Abydos, like the other cities of Asia Minor, became independent. Abydos retains some importance under Roman rule because of its geographical position at the entrance to the Straits.
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