bgr_990195 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Semis
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Type : Semis
Date: c. 180-150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Ibiza, Ebusus
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,49 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie représentation du droit. Usure régulière. Des faiblesses. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LETTRES PHÉNICIENNES (ALEPH ET ZAYIN).
Obverse description : Bes debout de face nu jusqu’à la ceinture, tenant une masse de la main droite et un serpent de la main gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE PHÉNICIENNE EN DEUX LIGNES (‘YBSM ET 50).
Commentary
Pour cette émission, nous avons vingt-huit variétés différentes dans l’ouvrage de référence de L. Villaronga. Ce dernier a relevé un poids moyen de 6,30 g pour 37 exemplaires.
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza)
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
The island of Ibiza was occupied by the Carthaginians from 654 BC according to Diodorus of Sicily. The latter named the island Aebusim or Ibusim, Ebusus in Latin. At the end of the 4th century BC, Ibiza was transformed into a veritable metropolis and, thanks to its geographical location, the island became a center for the redistribution of goods. Commercial development was such that in the 3rd century BC, the island minted its own coinage bearing the image of the god Bes. In Roman times, the island took the name of Insula Augusta.
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