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E-auction 124-66073 - bgr_364125 - MAURETANIA - IOL (CAESAREA) Quart d’unité

MAURETANIA - IOL (CAESAREA) Quart d’unité VF
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Estimate : 125 €
Price : 33 €
Maximum bid : 35 €
End of the sale : 31 August 2015 15:02:30
bidders : 6 bidders
Type : Quart d’unité
Date: c. 150-100 AC.
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Iol, Maurétanie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,64 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan mince, à l’usure importante, mais identifiable. Patine verte granuleuse
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LETTRE PUNIQUE.
Obverse description : Buste d’Isis à gauche, coiffé de la dépouille de vautour, surmontée d’un globe et d’un croissant ; marque abbréviative derrière la tête.

Reverse


Reverse legend : LETTRES PUNIQUES.
Reverse description : Trois épis d’orge.

Commentary


Poids très léger Tête légèrement stylisée.

Historical background


MAURETANIA - IOL (CAESAREA)

(3rd - 2nd century BC)

The city was founded by the Phoenicians or the Carthaginians. Its name comes from the hero Iolaüs, nephew and guide of Hercules. The city was one of the two capitals of Bocchus. Iol before becoming the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania in the 1st century BC under Juba II - Caesarea or modern Cherchell - the city was part of independent Numidia. Iol was the main workshop in the region.

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