Live auction - bgr_621672 - PHOCIS- DELPHI Obole
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| Estimate : | 350 € |
| Price : | 200 € |
| Maximum bid : | 230 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 July 2022 14:11:30 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 460-457 AC.
Mint name / Town : Delphes, Phocide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 0,86 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale bien centré, à l’usure régulière servi par une jolie patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LETTRES RÉTROGRADES.
Obverse description : Tête de taureau vu de face.
Obverse legend : O-F
Obverse translation : (Phocide).
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de sanglier à droite dans un carré creux.
Commentary
Poids léger. Sur le protomé de sanglier, les deux pattes avant sont visibles.
Historical background
PHOCIS- DELPHI
(5th century BC)
The federal coinage began in the 5th century BC and ended in 346 BC, the date of the end of the Second Sacred War, marking the hegemony of Philip II over the region with the direction of the 'Amphictyonia of Delphi. The region, mountainous and poor, was dedicated to Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
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