Chaponnière & Firmenich SA
Auction 14 20 Nov 2021
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GREECE. Sarmatia/Skythia. Olbia. Hemidrachm or ¼ stater 320-280 BC. Karyshkovskij p. 267, n°25-40;6; SNG Black Sea 550; SNG Pushkin 138. AU. 2.13 g. - Nice AU
Extremely rare, less than 10 to 12 examples known; same dies as an example sold in Triton XIX auction, 5 January 2016, lot 2032. Scythian are a mosaïc of different indo-europeans people who ruled a huge part of the Central Europe from the Volga to the Black Sea. Herodotos, as a large part of the Ancients greeks historians assimilated them to Amazons and the famous queen Hypolythos. Scythians people are well-known for their warriors capabilities and from the VIIIth to IVth century BC, they intended to rule all of the Black Sea area. After a defeat against Philip II of Macedonia, they established a small kingdom in the Olbia Pontica area and maintained commercial relationships with the Greek cities.
Extremely rare, less than 10 to 12 examples known; same dies as an example sold in Triton XIX auction, 5 January 2016, lot 2032. Scythian are a mosaïc of different indo-europeans people who ruled a huge part of the Central Europe from the Volga to the Black Sea. Herodotos, as a large part of the Ancients greeks historians assimilated them to Amazons and the famous queen Hypolythos. Scythians people are well-known for their warriors capabilities and from the VIIIth to IVth century BC, they intended to rule all of the Black Sea area. After a defeat against Philip II of Macedonia, they established a small kingdom in the Olbia Pontica area and maintained commercial relationships with the Greek cities.