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Estimate : | 1 000 € |
Price : | 600 € |
Maximum bid : | 620 € |
End of the sale : | 05 December 2023 14:13:34 |
bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Hemistatère
Date: c. 550 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : - h.
Weight : 5,12 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, centré. Très jolie représentation du droit aux détails bien visibles. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Niels
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Protomés de taureau et de lion affrontés.
Reverse
Reverse description : Double carré creux informe.
Commentary
Cet hemistatère correspond aussi à un sicle. La datation est parfois remise en question et abaissée. Ce type a pu être frappé par les Perses avant l’adoption du sicle avec l’archer perse comme nouvelle monnaie d’Empire.