bgr_493980 - TROAS - ABYDOS Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 500-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Abydos, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Weight : 0,80 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan à l’usure régulière. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Aigle debout à gauche, les ailes fermées.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux.
Commentary
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.
This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
Historical background
TROAS - ABYDOS
(6th - 5th 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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