Description: Thank you for looking at this beautiful example of an ancient Greek silver coin. It features amazing history! This is a great chance to own a piece of history, expand your collection, or give as a gift. All coins are guaranteed authentic for life. In ancient times, the Gallipoli Peninsula was known as the Thracian Chersonese to the Greeks and later the Romans. The peninsula was renowned for its wheat. It also benefited from its strategic importance on the main route between Europe and Asia, as well as from its control of the shipping route from Crimea. The city of Sestos was the main crossing-point on the Hellespont. According to Herodotus, the Thracian tribe of Dolonci held possession of the peninsula before the Greek colonization. Then, settlers from Ancient Greece, mainly of Ionian and Aeolian stock, founded about 12 cities on the peninsula in the 7th century BC. The Athenian statesman Miltiades the Elder founded a major Athenian colony there around 560 BC. He took authority over the entire peninsula, augmenting its defences against incursions from the mainland. It eventually passed to his nephew, the more famous Miltiades the Younger, about 524 BC. The peninsula was abandoned to the Persians in 493 BC after the beginning of the Greco-Persian Wars (499–478 BC). Ancient GreekThracian Chersonese Circa 386-338 BCAR Silver hemidrachm Obverse: Lion forepart leftReverse: Quadripartite incuse square, H dotSize: 13 mm, 2.2 gramsProfessional Numismatic Notes: Very Fine ******************************************************************** STORE AND SHIPPING POLICIES, PLEASE READ********************************************************************- Shipping is FAST and FREE with tracking!- If you want shipping insurance, please let me know. Your invoice will be adjusted according to the cost of the insurance. Lucky Coin and Antiques LLC will not be held liable for lost mail that does not have the added shipping insurance. - All coins are guaranteed authentic for life.- Please message me for any additional photos or questions.- All items will come in a bubble wrap package to insure absolute protection for the contents inside.- Combine up to 5 coins on one shipping charge.- Thank you for supporting my small business! ********************************************************************
Price: 47 USD
Location: Mesilla Park, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-08-18T05:06:42.000Z
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Denomination: Triobol/Hemidrachm
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Silver
Year: 386 BC
Era: Ancient
