E-auction 197-126983 - bgr_287246 - IONIA - SMYRNA Unité
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 45 € |
| Maximum bid : | 150 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 January 2017 14:03:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 188-75 AC.
Mint name / Town : Smyrne, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,93 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un tout petit flan, court au revers sur les légendes. Usure importante, mais lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied.
Reverse legend : IMURNAI[WN]// PARAMON.
Reverse translation : (de Smyrne/ Paramon).
Commentary
Poids léger. Le nom du magistrat est bien Paramon et peut être encore développé.
Historical background
IONIA - SMYRNA
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Smyrna was one of the oldest cities in Ionia, destroyed in the 6th century BC by the Lydians. The city was refounded three centuries later by Antigone le Borgne at the end of the fourth century BC. After being called Eurydicieia under Lysimachus, Smyrna experienced great expansion after the Peace of Apamea (188 BC). VS.). It became one of the most powerful cities in Asia Minor under Roman rule. It is said to be the homeland of Homer.
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