E-auction 70-33828 - bgr_333197 - LUCANIA - POSEIDONIA Triobole
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| Estimate : | 40 € |
| Price : | 16 € |
| Maximum bid : | 20 € |
| End of the sale : | 18 August 2014 15:00:30 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Triobole
Date: c. 445-420 AC.
Mint name / Town : Poseidonia, Lucanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,14 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais à l’usure très importante, identifiable. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE VERTICALEMENT DEVANT POSÉIDON.
Obverse description : Poséidon marchant à droite, la chlamyde flottant sur les épaules, brandissant un trident horizontalement de la main droite et tendant la main gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE AU-DESSUS DU TAUREAU.
Reverse description : Taureau passant à gauche.
Reverse legend : [MOP].
Commentary
Poids léger.
Historical background
LUCANIA - POSEIDONIA
(5th century BC)
Poseidonia was colonized by the Sybarites in the 7th century BC. After the destruction of Sybaris by the Crotoniates in 510 BC, part of the population of Sybaris took refuge in Poseidonia. The city was finally captured by the Lucanians at the end of the 5th century.
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