Live auction - bgr_830525 - BACTRIA - BACTRIAN KINGDOM - HERMAEUS AND KALLIOPE Drachme bilingue
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Estimate : | 600 € |
Price : | 1 250 € |
Maximum bid : | 1 250 € |
End of the sale : | 06 June 2023 14:29:25 |
bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Drachme bilingue
Date: c. 105-90 AC.
Mint name / Town : Atelier incertain
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,52 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Superbes bustes. Joli revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Bustes accolés diadémés et drapés d'Hermaios de Calliope à droite vu de trois quarts en avant.
Obverse legend : BASILEWS SWTHROS// ERMAIOU/ KALLIOPHS.
Obverse translation : (Roi sauveur Hermaios Calliope).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE KHAROSHTHI "MAHARAJASA TRATARASA HERAMAYASA KALIYAPAYA".
Reverse description : Hermaios casqué, vêtu militairement galopant à droite, tenant une javeline, le goryte au côté.
Reverse translation : (Roi sauveur Hermaios Calliope).
Commentary
Drachme de l’époque d’Hermaios, l’un des derniers rois indo-grecs.