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E-auction 69-33256 - bgr_333190 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme

THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme VF
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Estimate : 75 €
Price : 40 €
Maximum bid : 41 €
End of the sale : 11 August 2014 15:02:00
bidders : 4 bidders
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia Pontica, Thrace
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,08 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale et irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés à l’usure importante avec une patine grise superficielle
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse à droite.
Obverse legend : A|-.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de Méduse de face, entourée de serpents (Gorgoneion).

Commentary


Le droit est bien l’ancre dans cette série et pas la tête de méduse. Au droit, le mollusque, décrit comme une écrevisse, est incertain. Sur cet exemplaire, tous le détails composant la tête de Méduse sont bien visibles ainsi que les serpents qui sortent de la chevelure.

Historical background


THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA

(4th century BC)

Apollonia Pontica, located on Pont-Euxin was a Milesian colony. The city was famous for its temple of Apollo and its colossal statue, the work of Kalamis. When Lucullus captured the city in 73 BC, he had the statue of the god transported to Rome.

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