Thessaly, Pharsalos; Athena/horseman
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Description
Thessaly, Pharsalos, 400 – 344 BC.Helmeted head of Athena left / Helmeted head of Athena left / Φ-A-P-Σ; Thessalian cavalryman riding right, holding mace.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE11 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,72 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Rogers 465; cf.BCD Thessaly 667.4 |
| Commentary: | dark brown and green patina, good centering |
Historical Context
In 48 BC the heavily outnumbered army of Julius Caesar defeated his opponent Pompey the Great, making Julius Ceaser the most powerful man in the Roman Empire.
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