Live auction - bgr_823563 - LUCANIA - SYBARIS Tiers de nomos ou de statère ou drachme
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 25 April 2023 14:02:00 |
Type : Tiers de nomos ou de statère ou drachme
Date: c. 530-510 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sybaris, Lucanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,82 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan mince, centré des deux côtés. Jolie frappe incuse. Usure plus marquée au droit. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VM.
Obverse description : Taureau debout à gauche, tournant la tête à droite ; ligne d’exergue perlée.
Reverse
Reverse description : Incus.
Historical background
LUCANIA - SYBARIS
(530-510 BC)
Sybaris, an Achaean colony was founded around 720 BC. The luxury of the sybarites was proverbial. It was the most powerful city in Magna Graecia. It was destroyed by the Crotoniates in 510 BC. The survivors found refuge in Poseidonia or Laüs which they founded.
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