bgr_891825 - PHOCIS- DELPHI Triobole
150.00 €(Approx. 157.50$ | 124.50£)
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Type : Triobole
Date: c. 480-460 AC
Mint name / Town : Delphes, Phocide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure importante mais régulière. Revers agréable. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de taureau vu de face.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête d'Artémis à droite, les cheveux retenus par un filet ; le tout dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : F/O/K/I.
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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