Live auction - bgr_686096 - MACEDONIA - AKANTHOS Tetrobole
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 03 August 2021 14:11:35 |
Type : Tetrobole
Date: c. 430-390 AC.
Mint name / Town : Acanthe, Macédoine
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Weight : 2,34 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli protomé de taureau. Usure régulière. Patine grise avec reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Protomé de taureau agenouillé à gauche, tournant la tête à droite.
Obverse legend : GE
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Historical background
MACEDONIA - AKANTHOS
(6th - 5th century BC)
Acanthe, founded in the 7th century BC, was a colony of Andros, an island in the Aegean Sea located on the peninsula of Acté. The workshop had a very important production from the end of the 6th century BC thanks to the mines which were in this region.
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