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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     tripolis Type:     Greek Region:     THESSALY City:     Tripolis Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Trichalkon Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     c. 350 BC Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     7.15 g Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Apollo r., border of dots Reverse Legend:     ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤΑΝ Reverse Description:     Tripod-lebes Mint:     Tripolis Primary Reference:     CNG Triton XV, 793 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=199403 Special Comments:     See also : Liampi, Numismatisches, p. 16 (obv.=V2, rev.=new); see also Lanz 151 (30 June 2011) 379 and Nomos 4, 1361 for the same obv. die. Grade:     gF Notes:     Tripolis was formed from the synoikismos of three towns in Perrhaibia: Azoros, Doliche, and Pythion. There are some ruins but little has been investigated and virtually nothing is known about the site. There are some coins attributed to the city, all extremely rare bronzes dating to the 2nd quarter of the 4th century BC.

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