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bgr_932492 - EPIRUS - AMBRACIA Statère

EPIRUS - AMBRACIA Statère XF
480.00 €(Approx. 508.80$ | 398.40£)
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Type : Statère
Date: c. 360-338 AC
Mint name / Town : Ambracie, Épire
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 7,88 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan court, centré. Joli Pégase. Usure régulière. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Pégase volant à droite.
Obverse legend : A.

Reverse


Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière la tête, un chardon.

Commentary


Statère d’étalon corinthien.

Historical background


EPIRUS - AMBRACIA

(360-338 BC)

The city was situated on a promontory at the bottom of the Gulf of Ambracia on the left bank of the Arachtus, 80 stadia from the coast (14 kms). The city was colonized by the Corinthians around 660 BC. Under Pyrrhus, it was the capital of the kingdom of Epirus.

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