E-auction 538-460099 - bgr_617059 - CILICIA - SELEUKEIA OF KALYKADNOS Unité
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 86 € |
| Maximum bid : | 121 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 August 2023 14:00:40 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 150-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cilicie, Séleucie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 7,41 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, légèrement décentré au droit. Joli revers, quasi TTB+. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna à droite coiffée du casque corinthien à triple aigrette.
Obverse legend : SA
Reverse
Reverse description : Niké (Victoria) drapée volant à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite ; monogramme à gauche.
Reverse legend : SELEUKEWN TON PROS TWI KALUKANDNWI/ (AQH)
Reverse translation : (Séleucie près du Calykadnos).
Historical background
CILICIA - SELEUKEIA OF KALYKADNOS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The city was founded by Seleucus I, general of Alexander III the Great by absorbing the population of Holmoi on the course of the Calycadnos river. The city was very important in the Hellenistic period and imposed itself as the rival of Tarsus.
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