bgr_823507 - TROAS - ASSOS Demi-unité
Not available.
Item sold on our e-shop (2023)
Price : 200.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2023)
Price : 200.00 €
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Assos, Troade
Metal : copper
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,06 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Très belle tête de taureau. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque attique avec cimier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête de taureau (bucrane).
Reverse legend : AS/SI
Reverse translation : (d’Assos).
Historical background
TROAS - ASSOS
(5th - 3rd century BC)
The city of Assos was located on the Gulf of Adramytion west of Antandros, opposite the island of Lesbos. Founded in the 7th century by lesbian settlers, it successively came under Lydian and then Persian domination. After the Persian Wars, it joined the Delos League and became a tributary of Athens. The city reached its peak in the 4th century BC under the direction of Eubulus, then of the philosopher Hermias, who brought Aristotle there in 347 BC. The city was incorporated into the kingdom of Pergamum in 241 BC before becoming part of the province of Asia after 133 BC.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sell
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
100 Riyals QATAR 1973 P.05a XF - AU
680.00 €
100 Escudos TIMOR 1963 P.28a AU
12.00 €
DECENTIUS Maiorina AU
202.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
