bgr_401806 - AKARNANIA - ANACTORION Statère
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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 250.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 250.00 €
Type : Statère
Date: c. 350-340 AC.
Mint name / Town : Anactorium, Acarnanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,48 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale. Frappe molle sur Pégase. Joli revers avec une très belle tête d’Athéna. Patine de collection ancienne légèrement taché au droit
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Pégase volant à droite.
Obverse legend : (AN).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MONOGRAMME.
Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière un trépied delphiendans une couronne.
Reverse legend : (AN).
Commentary
Début de cassure de coin au revers perceptible sous le nez.
Historical background
AKARNANIA - ANACTORION
(4th century BC)
Anactorium, located at the entrance to the Gulf of Ambracia, near Actium, was one of the oldest Corinthian colonies founded in the 7th century BC. In 425, the Corinthian elements were driven out by the Athenians and the Acarnanians during the Peloponnesian War. During the Sacred War, between 355 and 346 BC, Anactorium, favorable to the Corinthians, sided with the Thebans against the Phocidians. It was at this time that monetary issues resumed.
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