Live auction - bgr_556076 - AKARNANIA - THYRREION Statère
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| Estimate : | 750 € |
| Price : | 960 € |
| Maximum bid : | 988 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 December 2019 14:20:51 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Statère
Date: c. 320-280 AC.
Mint name / Town : Acarnanie - Thyrreion
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 8,58 g.
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, idéalement centré. Superbe Pégase, de très beau style. Belle tête d’Athéna de style fin. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Pégase volant à gauche.
Obverse legend : QU.
Obverse translation : (Thyrreion).
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière un bouclier.
Reverse legend : Q-U.
Reverse translation : (Thyrreion).
Historical background
AKARNANIA - THYRREION
(350-306 BC)
Thyrrheion was located east of Anactorium in the Gulf of Ambracia. Like Leucas, it was a colony of Corinthian origin and supplanted Leucas after 167 BC..
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