bgr_859038 - CILICIA - KELENDERIS Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 410-375 AC.
Mint name / Town : Célendéris, Cilicie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,33 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Manque un morceau de métal. Très jolie tête de Méduse. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Méduse de face.
Reverse
Reverse description : Astragale ; une étoile dans le champ à gauche.
Reverse legend : KE
Commentary
Style très particulier au droit.
Historical background
CILICIA - KELENDERIS
(5th century BC)
Célenderis, an important coastal city of Cilicia Trachea, located halfway between Nagidos and Aphrodisias, is said to have been founded by Sandokos. It was then colonized by the Samians. Its Persian standard coinage began in the middle of the 5th century and lasted until the arrival of Alexander the Great in Asia Minor..
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