bgr_622506 - CYRENAICA - BARCA Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 320-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Barcé, Cyrénaïque
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 7,25 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré à bords biseautés, légèrement échancré sur la tranche. Exemplaire parfaitement identifiable. Patine gris foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Cheval galopant à droite ; grènetis perlé circulaire.
Obverse legend : BA
Obverse translation : (Barcé).
Reverse
Reverse description : Bélier à droite ; grènetis perlé circulaire.
Reverse legend : BA
Reverse translation : (Barcé).
Historical background
CYRENAICA - BARCA
(5th - 4th century BC)
The town of Barcé was founded around 560 BC by settlers from Cyrene. Located at the foot of the mountains, on the edge of a torrent and far from the sea, it was also far from its metropolis. The vast majority of its population was indigenous of Libyan origin. It was supplanted in the Lagide period by Ptolemais, located by the sea which became the most important city of western Cyrenaica.
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