ANCIENT GREEK Thrace, Byzantion c. 360 BC - AR Silver Hemidrachm TRIDENT Bull VF

Description: Thank you for looking at this beautiful example of an ancient Greek coin. It features amazing style. 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. A celebrated city of Thrace, on the shore of the Thracian Bosporus, called at a later period Constantinopolis, and made the capital of the Eastern Empire of the Romans. It was founded by a Dorian colony from Megara, or, rather, by a Megarian colony in conjunction with a Thracian prince. For Byzas, whom the city acknowledged, and celebrated in a festival as its founder, was, according to the legend, a son of Poseidon and Ceroëssa the daughter of Io, and ruled over all the adjacent country. The early commerce of Megara was directed principally to the shores of the Propontis, and this people had founded Chalcedon seventeen years before Byzantium, and Selymbria even prior to Chalcedon. When, however, their trade was extended still farther to the north, and had reached the shores of the Euxine, the harbour of Chalcedon sank in importance, and a commercial station was required on the opposite side of the strait. This station was Byzantium. The appellation of "blind men" given to the Chalcedonians by the Persian general Megabazus for having overlooked the superior site where Byzantium was afterwards founded, does not therefore appear to have been well merited. As long as Chalcedon was the northernmost point reached by the commerce of Megara, its situation was preferable to any offered by the opposite side of the Bosporus, because the current on this latter side runs down from the north more strongly than it does on the side of Chalcedon, and the harbour of this city, therefore, is more accessible to vessels coming from the south. On the other hand, Byzantium was far superior to Chalcedon for the northern trade, since the current that set in strongly from the Euxine carried vessels directly into the harbour of Byzantium, but prevented their approach to Chalcedon in a straight course. The harbour of Byzantium was peculiarly favoured by nature, being deep, capacious, and sheltered from every storm. Ancient GreekThrace, ByzantionCirca 387/6-340 BCAR Silver hemidrachm Obverse: Forepart of bull leftReverse: Ornate tridentSize: 11mm, 1.8 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.********************************************************************

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