E-auction 95-49424 - bgr_343400 - MACEDONIA - PHILIPPI Assarion
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 41 € |
| Maximum bid : | 75 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 February 2015 15:02:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Assarion
Date: 356-345 AC.
Mint name / Town : Philippes, Macédoine
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,93 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait d’Héraklès. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Jolie patine verte, légèrement piquée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe d’Héraklès à droite coiffée de la léonté.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied ; dans le champ à gauche, une feuille de vigne.
Reverse legend : FILIP[PWN].
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type semble beacuoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
MACEDONIA - PHILIPPI
(356-330 BC)
When Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC) seized Amphipolis and the mines of Pangea, the mining area of Krenides took the name of the monarch. The workshop operated for a quarter of a century.
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