bgr_1003111 - IONIA - ERYTHRAI Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 480-400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Érythrées, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 1,07 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Fine usure régulière. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe d’Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la léonté.
Reverse
Reverse description : Protomé de taureau à droite ; une massue à gauche.
Reverse legend : ERU
Reverse translation : (Érythrées).
Historical background
IONIA - ERYTHRAI
(4th - 2nd century BC)
Eritrea was located on the very indented coast of Ionia opposite the island of Chios and opposite Clazomene. The city was renowned for its temple of Herakles and Athena Polias. The coinage is one of the oldest in Asia Minor and the city experienced significant commercial prosperity. The city received autonomy after the Battle of Magnesia. During the first war against Rome, the city supported Mithridates VI of Pontus, like its neighbor Ephesus. The city had an important coinage in the imperial period between Augustus and Gallien.
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