bgr_917707 - AKARNANIA - ANACTORION Statère
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Type : Statère
Date: c. 320-280 AC.
Mint name / Town : Anactorium, Acarnanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 8,41 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très joli revers. Pégase à l’usure régulière. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Pégase volant à gauche.
Obverse legend : (AN)
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière monogramme et omphalos.
Reverse legend : (AN)/ (LO)
Reverse translation : (Anactorium).
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
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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