E-auction 275-196388 - bga_458766 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - HISPANO-CARTAGIENSIS Cinquième d’unité
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 70 € |
| Maximum bid : | 70 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 July 2018 14:08:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Cinquième d’unité
Date: c. 218-201 AC.
Mint name / Town : Carthagène, Espagne
Metal : copper
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 1,90 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Rare petite monnaie en assez bel état. Droit et revers bien nets et centrés. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste de cheval à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Palmier de face avec des fruits pendants.
Commentary
Ce bronze semble s’intégers dans les séries hispano-cartaginoises. Il est classé R2 avec 28 exemplaires étudiés pour un poids moyen de 1g56.
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - HISPANO-CARTAGIENSIS
(241-202 BC)
After the end of the first Punic war in 241 BC, the Carthaginians having lost Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, fell back on Spain. They settled in Gadir in 237 BC Hamilcar, the father of Hannibal was at the origin of this redeployment. Hasdrubal founded Cartagena in 229 BC By the end of the Second Punic War, Spain was practically Carthaginian. Hannibal taking Saguntum, an ally of Rome, in 219 BC, prepares for war against Rome.
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