Epeiros, Ambrakia; Dione/obelisk
70,00 €
Description
Epeiros, Ambrakia, after 148 BC. Laureate and veiled head of Dione right / A-M B-P; obelisk – all within wreath.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,08 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop. 23; BMC 5 |
| Commentary: | light green patina with some light deposits |
Historical Context
During the Aetolian War (191 - 189 BC) Ambrakia was besieged by the Romans and according to Polybius used a poisonous gas against Roman tunnels.
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