Live auction - bgr_791079 - THESSALY - LAMIA Obole
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| Estimate : | 1 200 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 07 March 2023 14:14:28 |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 400-344 AC.
Mint name / Town : Lamia, Thessalie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11,5 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 0,86 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce monnayage. Très joli revers de style fin. Patine grise de collection
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe de Dionysos à gauche, la tête coiffée d’une couronne de vigne.
Reverse
Reverse description : Amphore surmontée d’une feuille de vigne ; dans le champ à droite, un prochous (aiguière).
Reverse legend : LAMIE/WN
Reverse translation : (de Lamia).
Commentary
Le monnayage de Lamia reste rare et méconnu.
Historical background
THESSALY - LAMIA
(4th century BC)
Lamia, located on the Achelous River at the bottom of the Lamiaque Gulf (Malian) was the city of the Malians. Its scarce coinage runs over the 4th century BC and stops when Thessaly enters the Macedonian orbit.
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