bgr_717269 - IONIA - KLAZOMENAI Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 480-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Clazomène, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 7,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 0,57 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie tête de Gorgone. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Protomé de sanglier ailé à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de Gorgone de face.
Historical background
IONIA - KLAZOMENAI
(6th - 5th century BC)
Clazomene, located in the southern peninsula of the Gulf of Smyrna, was placed under the protection of Apollo, protector of the herds. The swan on the reverse seems to have been a play on words with the name of the city. At the mouth of the Hermos delta, Clazomene was a breeding region. Anaxagoras was from Clazomene.
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