bgr_857440 - TROAS - ABYDOS Obole
150.00 €(Approx. 156.00$ | 124.50£)
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 450-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Abydos, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,50 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au droit. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse description : Aigle debout à gauche, les ailes fermées.
Obverse legend : ABU/ T.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Gorgoneion de face dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Commentary
Au revers le Gorgoneion est archaïque avec la langue tirée et les serpents qui partent de chaque côté de la tête. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
Historical background
TROAS - ABYDOS
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Abydos, located on the Hellespont, opposite Sestos, was a colony of Miletus. The city is supposed to have been a center of emission very early from the end of the 6th century BC. At the end of the first Macedonian war, Abydos would have been declared a free city (Livy XXXIII. 30). But in fact, it was certainly after the Peace of Apamea in 188 BC that Abydos, like the other cities of Asia Minor, became independent. Abydos retains some importance under Roman rule because of its geographical position at the entrance to the Straits.
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