Live auction - bgr_755246 - BRUTTIUM - LOCRI Demi-unité
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Estimate : | 200 € |
Price : | 100 € |
Maximum bid : | 100 € |
End of the sale : | 17 December 2024 14:00:40 |
bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 280-275 AC.
Mint name / Town : Locres Bruttium
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 7,86 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan irrégulier et centré à l’usure régulière. Patine vert foncé granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière la tête, un grain d’orge.
Reverse
Reverse description : Pégase volant à gauche.
Reverse legend : LOKRWN
Reverse translation : (de Locres).
Commentary
Ce monnayage semble commencer à l’époque du passage de Pyrrhus à Locres, mais perdure largement après le départ de l’Épirote.