Live auction - bgr_356108 - LYCIA - PHASELIS Tétradrachme
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| Estimate : | 850 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 30 June 2015 14:27:44 |
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 19
Mint name / Town : Phasélis, Lycie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 30,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 16,93 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale centré des deux côtés. Très belle tête d’Héraklès, légèrement tréflée. Très joli revers de style fin, bien venu à la frappe. Magnifique patine de médaillier avec des reflets mordorés. Conserve la plus grande partie de son brillant de frappe et de son coupant d’origine
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la léonté nouée sous le cou.
Reverse
Reverse description : Zeus aétophore assis à gauche, les jambes croisées, nu jusqu'à la ceinture, tenant un aigle posé sur sa main droite et un long sceptre de la gauche.
Reverse legend : ALEXANDROU/ IQ/ F.
Reverse translation : (d’Alexandre/ an 19/ Phasélis).
Commentary
Tétradrachme au nom et au type d’Alexandre III le Grand (336-323 avant J.-C.) posthume.
Historical background
LYCIA - PHASELIS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Coinage in the name of Alexander III the Great type
Phaselis, of Dorian origin, the only Greek city in the region, was located on the eastern coast of Lycia. Founded in 690 BC by settlers from Rhodes Island, its site was chosen because of its port, in an inhospitable region, which allowed its development and to play an important commercial role. Phaselis played an important role in the 3rd century against Rhodes and experienced a period of unparalleled prosperity..
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