bgr_749222 - PHOCIS- DELPHI Hemidrachme
650.00 €(Approx. 676.00$ | 533.00£)
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Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 354-352 AC
Mint name / Town : Delphes, Phocide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 2,81 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Très bel exemplaire sur un flan court, ovale, centré. Monnaie quasi SUP. Joli portrait d’Apollon. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de taureau vu de face.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite ; derrière, une lyre.
Reverse legend : Q
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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