Live auction - bga_646588 - GALLIA - MID-WEST, UNSPECIFIED Statère de Craon, imité de Philippe II
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Estimate : | 4 000 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 09 March 2021 15:45:15 |
Type : Statère de Craon, imité de Philippe II
Date: IVe - IIIe siècles avant J.-C.
Metal : gold
Diameter : 21 mm
Weight : 8,05 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Faiblesse de frappe et monnaie fêlée à 8 heures mais revers typique de cette monnaie rarissime !
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, la chevelure ornée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Composition ronde formée de sept globules reliés à des traits et au centre, trois globules et un croissant (?).
Commentary
Les rares monnaies connues de ce type ne permettent pas une attribution claire à un peuple. Cependant, les rares trouvailles situeraient l’atelier dans la basse vallée de la Loire, entre Orléans et Nantes.