Live auction - bgr_627118 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - VASCONES - TURIASU - (Province of Zaragoza - Tarazona) Denier au cavalier
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 395 € |
| Maximum bid : | 400 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 January 2021 14:00:30 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Denier au cavalier
Date: c. 100-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Vascones, Turiasu
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,99 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan parfaitement centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Très belle tête masculine. Revers de style fin. Patine grise avec des reflets métalliques dorés. Conserve la plus grande partie de son brillant de frappe et de son coupant d’origine
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : INSCRIPTION IBÉRIQUE KA/S/TU.
Obverse description : Tête masculine barbue à droite avec un collier de perles ; grènetis perlé circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION IBÉRIQUE À L'EXERGUE TURIASU.
Reverse description : Cavalier galopant à droite, tenant une lance transversale de la main droite ; grènetis linéaire circulaire.
Commentary
Portrait inhabituel, avec les trois lettres complètement lisibles.
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - VASCONES - TURIASU - (Province of Zaragoza - Tarazona)
(2nd-1st century BC)
The territory of the Vascons extended over the current Basque Country and Navarre including the city of Zaragoza. Turiasu is located on the Ebro and has been identified with certainty as ancient Tarazona in the province of Zaragoza at an important crossroads where the different influences between Sedetanos, Basques and Celtiberians mingle; influences that caused a great typological variety.
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