Lycaonia, Laranda Obol Ca. 324 BC (No reserve price)
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Lycaonia, Laranda, ca. 324 BC, silver obol (12 mm, 0.46 g) with Baaltars seated left on the obverse and the forepart of a wolf right with an inverted crescent above on the reverse.
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Lycaonia, Laranda.
Ca. 324 BC.
Obol (Silver, 12 mm, 0.46 g).
Obv: Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, grapes, and scepter
Rev: Forepart of wolf right; inverted crescent above.
Reference: Göktürk 82; SNG France 454; SNG Levante 225; Klein 65.
Laranda was an important city in central Anatolia, located on trade routes linking Phrygia, Cappadocia, and Cilicia. Formerly under Persian rule, it was captured by Perdiccas in the late 4th century BC during the Wars of the Diadochi and entered the Hellenistic world. Its coinage combined Greek and local traditions, featuring Herakles and a wolf. Later part of Galatia, it continued under Byzantine rule.
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Lycaonia, Laranda.
Ca. 324 BC.
Obol (Silver, 12 mm, 0.46 g).
Obv: Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, grapes, and scepter
Rev: Forepart of wolf right; inverted crescent above.
Reference: Göktürk 82; SNG France 454; SNG Levante 225; Klein 65.
Laranda was an important city in central Anatolia, located on trade routes linking Phrygia, Cappadocia, and Cilicia. Formerly under Persian rule, it was captured by Perdiccas in the late 4th century BC during the Wars of the Diadochi and entered the Hellenistic world. Its coinage combined Greek and local traditions, featuring Herakles and a wolf. Later part of Galatia, it continued under Byzantine rule.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
I. All items are authentic and lawfully acquired through established European auction houses; provenance is documented in our records.
II. Every order includes one consolidated, signed certificate of authenticity and lawful provenance, recording each item's full attribution.
III. Combined shipping is available only for items won in the same auction and settled as one Catawiki order.
IV. For shipments outside the European Union, import licences, taxes, and related fees are the buyer’s responsibility. Customs delays are beyond our control.
Seller's Story
Drawing on more than 15 years of collecting experience, we offer ancient and medieval coins and artefacts that tell the stories of the lands and peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East.
Details
Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Lycaonia, Laranda
Year/period and variation
Ca. 324 BC
Denomination
Obol
Metal
AR
Condition
Ungraded
Weight
0.46 g
