E-auction 619-604734 - LYCIA - MASIKYTES Hemidrachme
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Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 48-27 AC.
Mint name / Town : Masicytes, Lycie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,21 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan mince, centré. Très joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Obverse legend : L-U
Obverse translation : (Lycia).
Reverse
Reverse description : Lyre dans un carré creux ; trépied dans le champ inférieur droite.
Reverse legend : M/U
Reverse translation : (Masicytes).
Historical background
LYCIA - MASIKYTES
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Masicytes was the central mountainous region south of Lycia east of Xanthos. Myra was the federal capital of the Lycian league and the main transmitting place for Masicytes. Myra is cited by Strabo among the six important cities of Lycia. The city took its name from the eponymous river Myros and was located at its mouth, by the sea. The city, important from an economic point of view, does not seem to be known monetarily before 168 BC Its coinage lasted until 3rd century AD.
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