Macedonia, Bottiaia; head of Artemis/kithara
65,00 €
Description
Macedonia, Bottiaia, 385 – 350 BC. Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane / ΒΟΤΤΙΑΙΩΝ; kithara.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE12 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,64 |
| Grade: | aVF/F |
| Attribution: | AMNG 8 (Bottice) |
| Commentary: | rare; dark green patina, well centered |
Historical Context
The Bottiaei were a Thracian people, who were expelled from their homeland by the early Macedonians and re-settled near Olynthus in the Chalkidian Peninsula, where they minted the coinage with the ethnic of their homeland.
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