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Thrace, Apollonia Pontika. Silver Tetradrachm (17.17 g), ca. 400-350 BC. Zopyros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left. rev. Upright anchor; in leftfield, magistrate's name: ΣΩΠYP; on either side of bar of anchor, A and crab. Münsterberg p. 92; SNG Berry 398. Very Rare. A magnificent example and a candidate for the finest known! Perfectly struck and perfectly centered on a flan of excellent metal. Lightly toned. Mint State. Estimated Value $10,000
From the Dionysus Collection.
Apollonia Pontika was an important port city in eastern Thrace along the Black Sea coast, as indicated by the anchor and crayfish badge of the city. The obverse type refers to the city's patron and namesake, Apollo Iatros (the Healer) and may depict the head of the god's colossal statue sculpted by Kalamis of Athens ca. 480 BC. The statue stood for hundreds of years, until Apollonia Pontika was captured by the Romans in 72 BC, and the statue carried off to Rome to adorn the triumph of M. Lucullus.
From the Dionysus Collection.
Apollonia Pontika was an important port city in eastern Thrace along the Black Sea coast, as indicated by the anchor and crayfish badge of the city. The obverse type refers to the city's patron and namesake, Apollo Iatros (the Healer) and may depict the head of the god's colossal statue sculpted by Kalamis of Athens ca. 480 BC. The statue stood for hundreds of years, until Apollonia Pontika was captured by the Romans in 72 BC, and the statue carried off to Rome to adorn the triumph of M. Lucullus.