Live auction - bgr_481057 - IONIA - ERYTHRAI Hecté
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| Estimate : | 1 500 € |
| Price : | 750 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 010 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 June 2018 14:14:05 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Hecté
Date: c. 550-500 AC.
Mint name / Town : Erythrées, Ionie
Metal : electrum
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Weight : 2,56 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale. Très belle tête archaïsante d’Héraklès avec la léonté
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Héraklès à gauche, coiffé de la léonté.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
L’électrum est d’abord un alliage natif d’or et d’argent avant de devenir un alliage d’amalgame. Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type à la vente.
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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