bgr_845538 - THRACE - APOLLONIA PONTICA Drachme
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Apollonia
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,29 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Joli portrait de Méduse. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse description : Ancre renversée, cantonnée d’une écrevisse à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de Méduse de face, entourée de serpents.
Commentary
Le droit est bien l’ancre dans cette série et pas la tête de méduse.
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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