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The silver drachms of Cnidus are among the most elegant and artistically distinguished coins of ancient Caria in southwestern Anatolia, produced by the important Greek city on the Datça Peninsula whose position at the strategic entrance to the Aegean made it one of the most significant commercial and cultural centers of the eastern Greek world. This Caria AR Drachm comes with a Choice Very Fine grade from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), with a 5/5 strike grade and a 4/5 surface grade. Right now, Caria Cnidus AR Drachm Coins are available from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
This Caria Cnidus AR Drachm Coin comes with a Choice Very Fine grade, as well as impressive grades for its original strike and surface qualities. The 5/5 strike grade indicates a coin with strongly struck visuals that retain strong, crisp details. The 4/5 surface grade points to a coin with only minimal signs of wear and tear, as well as minimal toning.
The drachms struck at Cnidus in Caria between approximately 449 and 411 BC were produced during the complex and historically charged decades that followed the conclusion of the Persian Wars and encompassed the height of Athenian imperial power, the outbreak and early decades of the Peloponnesian War, and the shifting political allegiances of the Greek cities of Asia Minor between Athenian and Persian spheres of influence.
In the obverse design of the Carian AR Drachm Coin, the image captures the forepart of a lion rendered with the bold, confident engraving style of the best archaic and early classical Carian die work. The animal’s powerful features and alert expression are well executed in the strike. For the reverse of Caria Cnidus AR Drachms, the design features the head of Aphrodite, detailed within an incuse square with geometric characteristics common to the early classical coinage tradition of western Anatolia.
If you have any questions when you buy ancient silver coins, please feel free to ask. JM Bullion customer service is available at 800-276-6508, online using our web chat, and via our email address.
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The silver drachms of Cnidus are among the most elegant and artistically distinguished coins of ancient Caria in southwestern Anatolia, produced by the important Greek city on the Datça Peninsula whose position at the strategic entrance to the Aegean made it one of the most significant commercial and cultural centers of the eastern Greek world. This Caria AR Drachm comes with a Choice Very Fine grade from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), with a 5/5 strike grade and a 4/5 surface grade. Right now, Caria Cnidus AR Drachm Coins are available from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
This Caria Cnidus AR Drachm Coin comes with a Choice Very Fine grade, as well as impressive grades for its original strike and surface qualities. The 5/5 strike grade indicates a coin with strongly struck visuals that retain strong, crisp details. The 4/5 surface grade points to a coin with only minimal signs of wear and tear, as well as minimal toning.
The drachms struck at Cnidus in Caria between approximately 449 and 411 BC were produced during the complex and historically charged decades that followed the conclusion of the Persian Wars and encompassed the height of Athenian imperial power, the outbreak and early decades of the Peloponnesian War, and the shifting political allegiances of the Greek cities of Asia Minor between Athenian and Persian spheres of influence.
In the obverse design of the Carian AR Drachm Coin, the image captures the forepart of a lion rendered with the bold, confident engraving style of the best archaic and early classical Carian die work. The animal’s powerful features and alert expression are well executed in the strike. For the reverse of Caria Cnidus AR Drachms, the design features the head of Aphrodite, detailed within an incuse square with geometric characteristics common to the early classical coinage tradition of western Anatolia.
If you have any questions when you buy ancient silver coins, please feel free to ask. JM Bullion customer service is available at 800-276-6508, online using our web chat, and via our email address.
