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Troas, Hamaxitos Æ 400-310 BC (No reserve price)
Troas, Hamaxitos.
400-310 BC.
Æ (Bronze, 14 mm, 3.41 g).
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: ΑΜΑΞΙ, lyre.
Reference: BMC 1; SNG Copenhagen 341.
Hamaxitos was an ancient Greek city of the Troad, situated near the southwestern coast of Anatolia. It was closely associated with the celebrated sanctuary of Apollo Smintheus, one of the region’s most important cult centers and mentioned in Homeric tradition. Its coastal position linked it to Aegean trade, while in the late 4th century BC its population and territory were absorbed into the newly founded Alexandria Troas.
No. 106089897
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Troas, Hamaxitos Æ 400-310 BC (No reserve price)
Troas, Hamaxitos.
400-310 BC.
Æ (Bronze, 14 mm, 3.41 g).
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: ΑΜΑΞΙ, lyre.
Reference: BMC 1; SNG Copenhagen 341.
Hamaxitos was an ancient Greek city of the Troad, situated near the southwestern coast of Anatolia. It was closely associated with the celebrated sanctuary of Apollo Smintheus, one of the region’s most important cult centers and mentioned in Homeric tradition. Its coastal position linked it to Aegean trade, while in the late 4th century BC its population and territory were absorbed into the newly founded Alexandria Troas.
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