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bgr_721356 - IONIA - ERYTHRAI Drachme

IONIA - ERYTHRAI Drachme VF/XF
450.00 €(Approx. 477.00$ | 373.50£)
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 480-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Érythrées
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,31 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan large, centré. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier nu tenant son cheval harnaché par la bride galopant à gauche ; ligne d’exergue décorée.

Reverse


Reverse description : Rose à douze pétales centrée d’un globe cantonnée de quatre lettres ; le tout dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : E-R/Q-U.

Historical background


IONIA - ERYTHRAI

(5th - 4th 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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