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E-auction 526-443107 - bgr_506557 - IONIA - LEUKAI Unité

IONIA - LEUKAI Unité XF
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : 51 €
Maximum bid : 51 €
End of the sale : 15 May 2023 14:00:00
bidders : 9 bidders
Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Leukai, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,80 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré. Belle tête d’Apollon. Joli revers inhabituel. Belle patine verte
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.

Reverse


Reverse description : Cygne debout à gauche, les ailes déployées, retournant la tête.
Reverse legend : LEO.

Commentary


Ce type fait penser au monnayage de Clazomène qui semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le présentons à la vente.

Historical background


IONIA - LEUKAI

(4th century BC)

Leukai was located in the Gulf of Smyrna, in the northern part, opposite Clazomene. The city was founded in 352 BC by the Persian admiral Tachs (Diodorus, XV, 18) and who very quickly fell under the influence of Clazomene.

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