Thrace, Byzantion; AR Hemidrachm; forepart of bull on dolphin/trident
Description:
Thrace, Byzantion, 387 - 340 BC. AR Hemidrachm. Forepart of bull on dolphin left, monogram (ΠY) above / Trident.
Diameter:
AR11 mm
Weight:
1,72 g
Grade:
aVF/gF
Attribution:
Schoenert-Geiss 830-832
Commentary:
well centered, shiny silver surfaces
History:
During the Peloponnesian War Byzantion changed hands between Sparta and Athens, becoming Athenian in 390 BC, when the Athenian general Thrasybulus ended Spartan power.
Article Number:
020-03-02-41652