Live auction - bga_706371 - GALLIA - ALLOBROGES (Dauphiné area) Denier à l’hippocampe, tête à gauche
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Starting price : | 50 € |
Estimate : | 100 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 29 October 2024 15:08:32 |
Type : Denier à l’hippocampe, tête à gauche
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,33 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée, avec de jolis détails. Belle patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Hippocampe à gauche ; grènetis.
Commentary
L'étude sur ce monnayage, dans les Cahiers Romans de Numismatique n° 6, montre que ces monnaies sont rarement bien centrées. Le revers fait penser à un rython (coupe à boire d’origine grecque).