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bgr_679479 - LUCANIA - METAPONTUM Trias

LUCANIA - METAPONTUM Trias AU
220.00 €(Approx. 239.80$ | 184.80£)
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Type : Trias
Date: c. 275-250 AC.
Mint name / Town : Métaponte, Lucanie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,57 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers, bien venu à la frappe. Patine marron

Obverse


Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna à gauche coiffée du casque corinthien à triple aigrette.

Reverse


Reverse description : Trois grains de céréales posés en triangle, surmonté d’une torche croisetée.
Reverse legend : M/E.
Reverse translation : (de Métaponte).

Commentary


Ce type est frappé dans le deuxième quart du IIIe siècle. Le nombre de grains pourrait très bien être un marque de valeur pour trois onces (trias). Ce type est en fait plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.

Historical background


LUCANIA - METAPONTUM

(3rd century BC)

Metaponte, an Achaean colony located in the Gulf of Taranto, is said to have been founded in 773 BC. First allied with the Sybarites and the Crotoniates, it then took possession of the territories of Siris. After the destruction of Sybaris by Crotone in 510 BC, the city welcomed Pythagoras. Metaponte took part in the Pan-Hellenic foundation of Thurium in 443 BC. During the Peloponnesian War, she supported Athens against Syracuse. During the war between Rome and Pyrrhus, she sided with the latter. Finally, during the Second Punic War (221-201 BC). it favored Hannibal who established his headquarters there in 210 BC after the loss of Capua. It definitely lost its independence after 201 BC..

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