Gaul, Massalia Obol Ca. 218-200 BC (No reserve price)

Gaul, Massalia.
Ca. 218-200 BC.
Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.5 g).

Obv: Bare head of Apollo left.
Rev: Four-spoked wheel; Μ and Α in two of its quarters.

Reference: Depeyrot, Marseille, 18; SNG Leipzig 13.

Massalia was founded around 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phokaia on the southern coast of Gaul and grew into a prosperous trading city. For centuries it struck small silver obols with a youthful head and a four-spoked wheel bearing MA, the first letters of its name. A long-standing friend of Rome, the city closed its gates to Caesar in 49 BC; after his siege it kept only nominal autonomy and lost most of its territory.

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