Live auction - bgr_408968 - MOESIA - DIONYSOPOLIS Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 280 € |
| Price : | 221 € |
| Maximum bid : | 221 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 November 2016 14:02:00 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: 190-80 AC.
Mint name / Town : Dionysopolis, Mésie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,56 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré avec le grènetis visible au droit. Belle tête de Dionysos. Revers de haut relief bien venu à la frappe. Très belle patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Dionysos à droite, couronné de branche de vigne.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grappe de raisin sur sa pampre.
Reverse legend : DIONUS
Reverse translation : (de Dionysopolis).
Commentary
Ce type était traditionnellement attribué à Dionysopolis de Phrygie. Il faut rendre ce monnayage à la Thrace plus exactement à la Mésie.
Historical background
MOESIA - DIONYSOPOLIS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Dionysopolis was located on the Black Sea coast near Odessos. Coinage seems to begin in the 2nd century BC..
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