v09_0290 - CARACALLA Assarion
MONNAIES 9 (2000)
Starting price : 99.09 €
Estimate : 144.83 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 99.09 €
Estimate : 144.83 €
unsold lot
Type : Assarion
Date: c. 196-198
Mint name / Town : Nicopolis ad Istrum, Mésie inférieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 2,40 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique portrait juvénile de Caracalla. Très belle patine vert jade clair / Revers parfaitement centré, de haut relief et de style fin
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête nue de Caracalla à droite (O°).
Obverse legend : M AURH KAI - ANTWNINO-S
Obverse translation : (Marc-Aurèle césar Antonin).
Reverse
Reverse description : Dionysos debout à gauche, nu, les cheveux longs, tenant une patère de la main droite et une grappe de raisin de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : NIKOPOLITWN PROS ISTRO
Reverse translation : (Ville de Nicopolis).
Commentary
Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Manque aux principaux ouvrages consultés.
Historical background
CARACALLA
(05/27/196-04/8/217)
Caesar
Nicopolis was located on the Istrus, a tributary of the Danube. First belonging to the province of Thrace, the city was then attached to that of Moesia Inferior. The coinage of Nicopolis began under Antoninus and lasted until Gordian III. Nicopolis had been built by Trajan to commemorate his victory over the Dacians. Under the Antonines, the coins include the name of the legates (hegemon) of the province of Thrace when Nicopolis was attached to this province. On the coins, the name of Nicopolis is inscribed "Nikopoleitwn pros Istron". On September 28, 1396, Bajazet crushed the Frankish and Hungarian coalition there, opening the gates of the Balkans to the Turks for five centuries..
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