E-auction 51-21911 - bgr_325066 - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - MEGARIS - MEGARA Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 27 € |
| Maximum bid : | 28 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 April 2014 15:04:00 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 196-168 AC
Mint name / Town : Mégare, Mégaride
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,62 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan court très irrégulier et échancré à l’usure importante, mais parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Patine de collection ancienne
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grand monogramme dans une couronne de laurier ; un trident vertical posé sous le monogramme.
Reverse legend : (AC)/ DW-RO.
Commentary
Poids très léger.
Historical background
ACHAEAN LEAGUE - MEGARIS - MEGARA
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Megara, located halfway between Athens and Corinth, controlled in the Archaic period the trade routes between the Peloponnese and central Greece and enjoyed great commercial prosperity. The city fell under the control of Athens. It recovered part of its independence after the Battle of Chaeronea. It was declared a free city by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 307 BC but quickly fell back under Macedonian rule. In 243 BC it joined the Achaean league and remained there until its dissolution in 146 BC after the capture and destruction of Corinth.
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