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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Thrace & Moesia| > |Apollonia Pontica| > GS91773
Apollonia Pontika, Thrace, c. 410 - 385 B.C.
|Apollonia| |Pontica|, |Apollonia| |Pontika,| |Thrace,| |c.| |410| |-| |385| |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.
GS91773. Silver reduced drachm, Topalov Apollonia p. 353, 7 and p. 590, 45; SNG BM 162; SNG Stancomb 38; HGC 3.2 1324; SNG Cop -, VF, light tone, flow lines, etched and porous surfaces, Apollonia Pontica (Sozopol, Bulgaria) mint, weight 2.716g, maximum diameter 13.6mm, die axis 90o, c. 410 - 385 B.C.; obverse Attic style gorgoneion (facing head of Medusa), wide nose, wavy locks of human hair, tongue protruding to the side; reverse anchor flukes up, A left, crayfish right; SOLD











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