Ancient Thourioi, Cities On Magna Graecia, Lucania Circa 400 BCE Silver Triobol. Goddess Athena, Charging Bull, Collectibles And Numismatics

 

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Dimensions, Diameter 13mm, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026. // Ancient Greek Cities On Magna Graecia, Lucania, Italy. Issuer, Thourioi. Type Standard Circulation AR Coin. Years 400 To 350 BCE. Value Triobol 1/2 Of A Greek As. Composition Silver. Shape Is Round But Irregular. Hammered. BMC Gr It 100; GCV 444. Obverse, Head Of Goddess Athena Facing To The Right In Crested Attic Helmet Ornamented With Skylla. Reverse With Bull Charging To The Right And In Exergue, Tunny Finish. Script In Greek. Modern Day Sibari In Italy. Relatively Rare Coin. 

Thourioi (Also Known As Thurii) Was A Prominent Ancient Greek City Located In The Region Of Lucania, Near The Site Of The Ruined City Of Sybaris In Southern Italy. The City Is Famous Today For Its Extensive Archaeological Remains And Its Highly Valued, Historically Significant Silver Coins. Thurii Was Founded As A Colony Of Athens Along With Exiles From Sybaris In 443 BCE. Justin Writes That People Say That The City Of Thurii Was Built By Philoctetes And His Monument Is Seen There Even To His Days, As Well As The Arrows Of Hercules Which Laid Up In The Temple Of Apollo. The City Flourished For Decades But Suffered A Severe Military Defeat By The Lucanians Around 390 To 389 BCE, Which Forced The City To Seek Military Protection From Rome. 

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