bgr_707958 - THRACE - THRACIAN CHERSONESE - CHERRONESOS Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cardia, Thrace
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,12 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Portrait agréable. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Déméter (Cérès) à droite, coiffée d’une couronne d’épis ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Lion passant à gauche, la tête de face ; à l’exergue un grain de blé et une étoile à huit rais.
Reverse legend : KARDIANON
Reverse translation : ( de Cardia).
Commentary
Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
THRACE - THRACIAN CHERSONESE - CHERRONESOS
(4th century BC)
Cherronesos seems to have been located at the entrance to the Propontis on the Isthmus of the Cherchonese of Thrace. It seems that this region can be identified with the city of Cardia and its surroundings. Cardia, an important city, was founded by Milesian settlers. The city was finally destroyed by Lysimachus in 309 BC before being rebuilt under the name of Lysimacheia. The city controlled the trade that passed through the region between the Aegean Sea and Pont-Euxin.
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