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E-auction 108-57309 - bgr_237415 - IONIA - ERYTHRAI Trihemiobole

IONIA - ERYTHRAI Trihemiobole VF
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Estimate : 95 €
Price : 72 €
Maximum bid : 85 €
End of the sale : 11 May 2015 15:01:00
bidders : 7 bidders
Type : Trihemiobole
Date: c. 480-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Érythrées, Ionie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,09 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés. Usure importante, mais parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Argent corné et légèrement piqué. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier nu (Erythos) 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.

Commentary


Poids léger. Notre exemplaire est très proche de celui de la collection Pozzi. Il est encore de style très archaïsant.

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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