E-auction 25-7403 - bgr_271188 - BRUTTIUM - VIBO VALENTIA (HIPPONION) Semis
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 30 € |
| Maximum bid : | 33 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 October 2013 15:01:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Semis
Date: c. 182-89 AC.
Mint name / Town : Vibo Valentia, Bruttium
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,99 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier, court sur la légende au revers. Beau portrait d’Héra. Joli revers inhabituel. Belle patine vert clair
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : S.
Obverse description : Tête d’Héra à droite, coiffée du stéphané.
Reverse
Reverse legend : S/ [VALENTIA].
Reverse description : Double corne d’abondance ; sous la lettre couchée, une lyre placée verticalement.
Commentary
Semis frappé sur un étalon romain semi-oncial comme celui de Copia (Thurium). Émission avec la lyre.
Historical background
BRUTTIUM - VIBO VALENTIA (HIPPONION)
(2nd-1st century BC)
Hipponium, colony of Locri was founded in the 6th century BC at the same time as Medma. The city followed the destiny of its metropolis. The city was destroyed by Dionysius of Syracuse in 388 BC, rebuilt by the Carthaginians in 379 BC. It was subjugated by the Brettians in 356 BC. Agathokles captured it in 296 BC and finally taken over again by the Brettians. The city of Vibo Valentia was decided in 194 BC and founded on the site of Hipponium in 192 BC as a Latin colony.
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