bgr_556102 - LYCIA - MASIKYTES Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 48-27 AC.
Mint name / Town : Masicytes, Lycie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,02 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré à l’usure régulière. Patine verte
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite.
Obverse legend : L-U
Obverse translation : (de Lycie).
Reverse
Reverse description : Apollon drapé debout à gauche, tenant une branche de laurier et un arc de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : M-A
Reverse translation : (Masicytes).
Commentary
Ce monnayage semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux. c’est la première fois que nous proposons un exemplaire à la vente.
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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