v11_0093 - ATTICA - ATHENS Tétradrachme stéphanophore
MONNAIES 11 (2002)
Starting price : 274.41 €
Estimate : 487.84 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 274.41 €
Estimate : 487.84 €
unsold lot
Type : Tétradrachme stéphanophore
Date: c. 150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Attique, Athènes
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 16,75 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan très large et irrégulier. Frappe un peu faible sur le casque. Un coup sur la chouette au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque attique à cimier, orné d'un griffon bondissant à droite surmontant un quadrige.
Reverse
Reverse description : Chouette debout à droite, la tête de face sur une amphore couchée à droite, timbrée d'un B ; de chaque côté, un monogramme ; dans le champ à gauche, une sauterelle.
Reverse legend : A-QE/
Historical background
ATTICA - ATHENS
(3rd - 1st century BC)
Athens after the death of Alexander the Great tried to regain its independence. The Athenians were defeated at Crannon in 322 BC. Demosthenes committed suicide so as not to be delivered to Antipater. After this date, Athens only survived thanks to its past prestige. Cassander captured Athens in 317 BC and established an oligarchic regime. She followed the fate of Macedonia until the defeat of Perseus in 168 BC. During the war against Mithridates, Sulla besieged the city which surrendered in 86 BC..
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