E-auction 348-261810 - bgr_563330 - AIOLIS - GRYNION Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | 92 € |
| Maximum bid : | 100 € |
| End of the sale : | 16 December 2019 14:00:00 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 306 AC.
Mint name / Town : Grynion, Éolide
Metal : copper
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,63 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire légèrement taché présentant une belle tête d’Apollon ainsi qu’un revers agréable, bien venu à la frappe. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon de trois quarts de face à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Moule.
Reverse legend : GUR/N-H
Reverse translation : (Grynion).
Commentary
Nous avons déjà eu l’occasion de proposer à la vente l’unité de cette série (bgr_420775).
Historical background
AIOLIS - GRYNION
(4th century BC)
Grynion, a coastal city, located 40 stadia from Myrhina, with a very ancient foundation, was famous for its marble temple of Apollo. The city was destroyed at the end of the 4th century BC by Parmenion in 306.
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