E-auction 595-558364 - bgr_392302 - BEOTIA - ORCHOMENUS Obole
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| Estimate : | 280 € |
| Price : | 61 € |
| Maximum bid : | 71 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 September 2024 14:02:20 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 525-480 AC.
Mint name / Town : Orchomène, Béotie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 8,5 mm
Weight : 0,92 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, bien centré, de très haut relief au droit. Joli carré creux au revers. Belle patine de collection avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock de Monnaies et Médailles, Bâle en janvier 1991, de la colleection BCD et du stock de G&N
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Grain de blé, la pointe en haut.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Le décentrage du revers ne permet pas d’attribuer à un groupe stylistique précis notre obole.
Historical background
BEOTIA - ORCHOMENUS
(6th - 5th century BC)
Orchomenus is located in northwestern Boeotia. It owes its name to the eponymous founder of the city who was the son of Zeus. Country of the Minyai, son of Orchomenus, the city was a tributary of Thebes for a long time until the moment when Herakles conquered the city. She fought with the Theban metropolis for the domination of the region. After the Persian Wars, Orchomenus was part of the first Boeotian league. During the Peloponnesian War, the city was a place of resistance to Athens. It retained its importance until the Battle of Chaeronea in 447 BC. After the Battle of Delion in 424 BC, it lost part of its territory. During the Corinthian War, she was an ally of Sparta. After the Battle of Leuctra, it fell under the control of its old rival, Thebes and was destroyed by the latter in 364 BC. Lord of the Third Sacred War, the city was submitted to Delphi, Philip II gave it back to Boeotia after the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. The city then declined and lost all importance under Roman domination.
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