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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Thrace & Moesia| > |Apollonia Pontica| > GA111675
Apollonia Pontika, Thrace, c. 540 - 470 B.C.
|Apollonia| |Pontica|, |Apollonia| |Pontika,| |Thrace,| |c.| |540| |-| |470| |B.C.|, Apollonia Pontica was founded as Antheia by Greek colonists from Miletus in the 7th century B.C. They soon changed its name to Apollonia after building a temple for Apollo. The temple contained a colossal statue of Apollo by Calamis, which was later taken to Rome and placed in the Capitol. The anchor on the coinage is evidence of the importance of its maritime trade.
GA111675. Silver hemiobol, cf. Topalov Apollonia p. 572, 19; SNG Bulgaria II 100; HGC 3.2 1325 (R1); SNG BM -; SNG Stancomb -, VF, toned, well centered, die wear, Apollonia Pontica (Sozopol, Bulgaria) mint, weight 0.429g, maximum diameter 6.9mm, c. 540 - 470 B.C.; obverse anchor flukes up, large flukes, perpendicular crossbar, A below left fluke; reverse swastika pattern, bends to right (clockwise), ends forked, two lines parallel to ends in each quarter; rare; SOLD










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