v20_0040 - AKARNANIA - LEUKAS Statère ou didrachme corinthien
MONNAIES 20 (2004)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Statère ou didrachme corinthien
Date: c. 400-330 AC.
Mint name / Town : Leucas
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 8,57 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale et irrégulier. Patine foncée. Style archaïsant. très jolie tête d’Athéna au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Pégase volant à gauche.
Obverse legend : L.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière, une grappe de raisin.
Commentary
La datation de ce statère est difficile à fixer. Son style archaïque le ferait placer en tête de série.
Historical background
AKARNANIA - LEUKAS
(400-350 BC)
Leucas is an island 32 km long and 12 km at its widest point, connected to the land by an isthmus. The city was located opposite the entrance to the Gulf of Ambracia. Its name comes from the many limestone hills on the island. The Corinthian colony was founded between 650 and 625 BC. As the monetary types indicate, Leucas was a Corinthian colony. These staters were widely used for trade with Syracuse and Italy. The city was the second production center for foals just after Corinth, the metropolis. This coinage lasted until the destruction of Corinth in 306 BC..
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