{"product_id":"peloponnese-argos-silver-triobol-c-80-50-bc-field-symbol-eagle-on-thunderbolt-lm41629","title":"Peloponnese, Argos, Silver Triobol, c. 80-50 BC, field symbol eagle on thunderbolt.","description":"\u003cp style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003ePeloponnese, Argos,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e silver Triobol, c. 80-50 BC, forepart of wolf snarling left, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003erev.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e large A [Argos], I-E\/P\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times\" new roman\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri\" greek\u003eΩ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e\/NO-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri\" greek\u003eΣ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e [magistrate], eagle on thunderbolt below, all within incuse square, 2.41g, 1h (BMC 114-115; BCD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003ePeloponnesos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e 1177-8). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003eWith beautiful cobalt tone, light degradation or mis-striking of the reverse die, about extremely fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:9pt;\\'\"\u003eIn his notes, BCD tells us that this type often appears to have been struck in haste or mis-struck. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:9pt;\\'\"\u003eArgos: a rewarding series for collectors, with field symbols recalling a wide pantheon of the Greek gods [eagle\/eagle on thunderbolt for Zeus; star-topped caps for the Dioscuri; the companion owl of Athena, the facing head of Helios himself, etc.]; along with, presumably, elements of contemporary ritual and culture including jawbone, palm, and issues thought to relate to the Nemean Games, one of the panhellenic games of ancient Greece with which Argos was so closely associated. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sovereign Rarities Live","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56741487083906,"sku":"LM41629","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/5365\/3473\/files\/LM41629_0.jpg?v=1782920743","url":"https:\/\/www.sovr.co.uk\/products\/peloponnese-argos-silver-triobol-c-80-50-bc-field-symbol-eagle-on-thunderbolt-lm41629","provider":"Sovereign Rarities Live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}