E-auction 98-51187 - bga_347661 - SPAIN - GADIR/GADES (Province of Cadiz) Demie unité à la tête de Melqart et aux thon
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 40 € |
| Maximum bid : | 70 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 March 2015 15:14:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Demie unité à la tête de Melqart et aux thon
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Mint name / Town : Gadès
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 4 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Agréable monnaie, bien identifiable malgré une usure marquée et un flan irrégulier
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Melqart à gauche, coiffée de la léonté; une massue devant le visage ; grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDES PHÉNICIENNES MP'L ET 'GDR.
Reverse description : Deux thons à droite ; entre leurs têtes, un croissant centré ; un globule sous les poissons.
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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