bgr_407829 - IONIA - SMYRNA Unité de bronze
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 150.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 150.00 €
Type : Unité de bronze
Date: c. 115-105 AC.
Mint name / Town : Smyrne, Ionie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 8,25 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan épais. Belle tête d’Apollon. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine marron clair
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Homère assis à gauche sur un siège, tenant un rouleau de la main gauche et ramenant la main droite sur sa poitrine.
Reverse legend : IMURNAIWN/ HRAKLEI/HS
Reverse translation : (de Smyrne/ Hérakleiès).
Commentary
Ce type semble une variante des exemplaires déjà connus.
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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