E-auction 164-100377 - bgr_395759 - CARIA - MYNDOS Unité
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 17 € |
| Maximum bid : | 18 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 June 2016 14:00:00 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Myndos, Carie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,29 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais à l’usure très importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine vert foncé et sable
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Peus 407, n° 568, collection H. Maag
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue dePoséidon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Dauphin à droite.
Reverse legend : MU.
Reverse translation : (Myndos).
Commentary
Poids léger. Monnaie qui est parfois attribué à Myus (Ionie) (Head, p. 586-587, GC. 4524).
Historical background
CARIA - MYNDOS
(4th century BC)
Myndos, a Dorian colony, was reputed to have been founded by the Trojans. The city was located about twenty kilometers from Halicarnassus on the coast. Coinage would not begin until the 2nd century BC and came under the influence of the Egyptians who had occupied the region.
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