E-auction 428-339482 - bgr_565889 - AIOLIS - CYME Hemiobole
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 31 € |
| Maximum bid : | 31 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 June 2021 14:03:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Hemiobole
Date: c. 450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cymé, Éolide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 7,5 mm
Weight : 0,31 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré à l’usure importante, mais identifiable. Patine de collection
Obverse
Obverse legend : K-Y RÉTROGRADE DE CHAQUE CÔTÉ.
Obverse description : Tête d’aigle à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite en ailes de moulin.
Commentary
Poids léger. La tête de l’aigle très particulière peut faire penser comme pour le monnayage de Sinope à un rapace marin.
Historical background
AIOLIS - CYME
(5th - 4th century BC)
Cymé, today Sandakli, one of the most important cities of the Aeolian coast, was located south of Myrhina. It had a port and was founded by Locrians. She herself is at the origin of the foundation of Side in Pamphylia and of Cumae in Campania. It is the homeland of Hesiod.
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