E-auction 250-172690 - bgr_287266 - ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - PATRAS (PATRA) Hexachalque
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| Estimate : | 195 € |
| Price : | 41 € |
| Maximum bid : | 43 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 January 2018 14:02:00 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Hexachalque
Date: c. 45-40 AC
Mint name / Town : Patras, Achaïe
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 6,20 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, ovale, irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés avec le grènetis visibles. Beau portrait d’Héraklès. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Jolie patine vert foncé, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire a été acquis en décembre 1985
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue d’Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la tainia.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grand monogramme dans une couronne de laurier ; au-dessous, sous le monogramme, une tête de trident tournée à droite.
Reverse legend : MHTRODWROS MENEKLEWS PARTAEWN.
Reverse translation : (Métrodoros Ménékléos de Patras).
Commentary
Magistrats : Métrodore et Ménékléos.
Historical background
ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - PATRAS (PATRA)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Patras was the main port of Achaia. Very old city, it sided with Athens during the Peloponnesian War. It was then under the control of the Macedonians. The city was destroyed in 146 BC Free city under Augustus, it welcomed the veterans of the Xth and XIIth legions and took the name of Colonia Augusta Achaia Patrensis.
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ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - PATRAS (PATRA) Hexachalque XF
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