Description: 424 - 480 BC AKANTHOS AR TETROBOL, 15 X 16mm 2.41GRAMS, OBVERSE: KNEELING BULL WITH HEAD REVERTED, "A" OVER THE NECK. REVERSE: QUAPARTITE INCUSE SQUARE, SHALLOW INCUSE GRID WITH GRANULATED TEXTURE. THIS EXAMPLE APPEARS TO BE FINE TO VERY FINE, RETAINING ALL DESIGN DETAILS. IT IS UNIFORMLY TONED A LIGHT MEDIUM GREY WITH NO SURFACE DEFECTS. THE POSE OF THIS BULL IS INTERPRETED AS REPRESENTING SACRAFICE. THE ANCIENT CITY OF AKANTHOS IS LOCATED ON THE ATHOS PENINSULA ON THE AGEGAN SEA AND TAKES IT'S NAME FROM A THORNY BUSH WITH ORNATE LEAVES USED BY GREEKS AND LATER BY ROMANS AS ORNIMENTALS.;
Price: 165 USD
Location: Colfax, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Denomination: Tetrobol
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned
Composition: Silver
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
Year: 424 BC
Era: Ancient
Grade: FINE - VF
Country/Region of Manufacture: North Macedonia
Certification: RAW
Date: 420 BC
