Live auction - bgr_504508 - CRETE - APTERA Unité
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 30 October 2018 14:08:30 |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 250-67 AC.
Mint name / Town : Aptera, Crète
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,95 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré. Tête d’Artémis, légèrement stylisée. Revers inhabituel. Belle patine vert foncé épaisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête diadémée d’Artémis à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Soldat, casqué, vêtu militairement, marchant à gauche, tenant un bouclier de la main gauche et une javeline transversale.
Reverse legend : A-P/T-A/R-AI/WN
Reverse translation : (d’Aptera).
Commentary
Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type à la vente.
Historical background
CRETE - APTERA
(3rd - 1st century BC)
Aptera is located on the North coast of Crete, located near Cydonia. The city appeared in coinage around 330 BC and seemed to end in 67 BC..
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