Live auction - bga_505770 - SPAIN - GADIR/GADES (Province of Cadiz) Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 550 € |
| Price : | 350 € |
| Maximum bid : | 400 € |
| End of the sale : | 04 December 2018 14:52:53 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 100-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Gadès, Espagne
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 4,97 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré. Joli droit, bien venu à la frappe. Frappe un peu molle sur les inscriptions. Belle patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Melqart à gauche, coiffée de la léonté; une massue devant le visage.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDES PHÉNICIENNES MP'L AU-DESSUS ET 'GDR EN DESSOUS.
Reverse description : Deux thons à gauche ; entre leurs têtes, un croissant centré ; un globule entre les poissons.
Commentary
Poids lourd. Au droit, la tête de Melqart est d’un très bon style et la massue est bien visible sur cet exemplaire.
Historical background
SPAIN - GADIR/GADES (Province of Cadiz)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Gadir, a Phoenician colony, was founded in 237 BC by the Barcides, Hannibal's father in particular. The legends of these coins are Punic.
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