bgr_899206 - CALABRIA - TARAS Drachme
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Price : 680.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2024)
Price : 680.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 280-272 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarente
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,17 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Très beau portrait d’Athéna, bien venu à la frappe. Revers agréable. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna à gauche coiffé du casque attique à triple aigrette orné du skylla.
Reverse
Reverse description : Chouette debout à droite sur un foudre, les ailes ouvertes.
Reverse legend : [TAR/ SWS].
Reverse translation : (Tarente).
Historical background
CALABRIA - TARAS
(281-272 BC)
Pyrrhus strategos, King of Epirus
After the "victory" at Ascoli in 279 BC, Pyrrhus, who failed to secure a decisive victory over the Romans, became angry with his Greek and Syracusan allies and was finally defeated at Benevento in 275 BC. J.-C. He retired to Epirus where he was quickly assassinated.
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