E-auction 25-7405 - bgr_271192 - CAMPANIA - NEAPOLIS Litra
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 26 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 October 2013 15:02:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Litra
Date: c. 275-250 AC.
Mint name / Town : Campanie, Naples
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,75 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier à l’usure très importante, identifiable. Patine verte granuleuse et piquée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque ; lyre derrière la tête (chelys).
Obverse legend : [NEOPOLITWN].
Obverse translation : (de Naples).
Reverse
Reverse description : Taureau androcéphale cornupète, la tête de face passant à droite, couronné par Niké volant à droite.
Commentary
Poids léger. Coin bouché derrière la tête oblitérant le symbole (lyre ou chelys). Le chelys était un instrument de musique à corde dont la caisse de résonance était réalisée à partir d’une carapace de tortue.
Historical background
CAMPANIA - NEAPOLIS
(340-241 BC)
Neapolis, of very ancient creation, was first founded by Rhodian settlers under the name of Parthenope in the 8th century BC. The city was then colonized by the inhabitants of Cumae a century later. In the 5th century BC under the impetus of Chalcidian and Athenian colonists, the city took its definitive name of Neapolis (Naples). The Samnites eventually invaded Campania and occupied the citadel of Naples for over fifty years. Finally the Romans seized Naples in the 3rd century BC. The city nevertheless remained Hellenized and maintained its independence until 241 BC..
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