bgr_863665 - THESSALY - PHARSALOS Trichalque
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Type : Trichalque
Date: c. 250 AC
Mint name / Town : Pharsale, Thessalie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 9,19 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Revers agréable. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Athéna Parthenos, la tête légèrement tournée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Thessalien sur un cheval à droite, brandissant une arme.
Reverse legend : F-A-R-S.
Reverse translation : (de Pharsale).
Historical background
THESSALY - PHARSALOS
(450-400 BC)
Pharsalus is one of the most famous cities of Thessaly because of Caesar's victory over Pompey in 48 BC. The city was built on the slopes of Mount Narthakios on the banks of the Enipeus at forty kilometers from Larissa.
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