Epeiros, Symmachy; head of Zeus/thunderbolt within wreath
Description:
Epeiros, Symmachy, 297 - 270 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Dodonaeos right / Thunderbold, ΑΠ monogram above, cornucopia below, all within oak wreath.
Diameter:
AE25 mm
Weight:
9,76 g
Grade:
VF/VF
Attribution:
Franke.p.128.53 pl.14
Commentary:
very rare; brown patina with green deposits, well centered, good details
History:
Unlike the Greeks of the southern Greece, most inhabitants of Epirus lived in small villages and their way of life was foreign to that of the poleis (city-states).
Article Number:
007-01-01-41652