E-auction 295-214956 - bgr_287269 - ACHAIA - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - PATRAS (PATRA) Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 225 € |
| Price : | 155 € |
| Maximum bid : | 170 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 December 2018 14:00:00 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 86 AC.
Mint name / Town : Patras, Achaïe
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 2,55 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier. Beau portrait de Zeus. Joli revers. Belle patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets mordorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du catalogue Paul-Francis Jacquier en mars 1989
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grand monogramme dans une couronne de laurier ; au-dessous, sous le monogramme, un petit dauphin à droite.
Reverse legend : (AC)/ EU/ A-PA.
Commentary
Notre esxemplaire est très proche de celui de la collection BCD (n° 508.3).
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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