Live auction - bgr_544023 - MYSIA – PARION / PARIUM Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 90 € |
| Maximum bid : | 90 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 April 2020 14:19:54 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Parium, Mysie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 2,20 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire bien centré au droit, légèrement décentré au revers. Monnaie agréable, notamment la tête de Gorgone. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Bœuf debout à gauche, tournant la tête à droite, monogramme entre les pattes.
Obverse legend : [P-A]-RI
Obverse translation : (Parium).
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête de Gorgone de face, la chevelure stylisée, la bouche ouverte, la langue pendante.
Commentary
Poids léger.
Historical background
MYSIA – PARION / PARIUM
(4th century BC)
Parium, located by the sea on the Propontis, at the mouth of the Hellespont between Lampsaque and Priapos, was an important and flourishing port. The city was founded in 710 BC and experienced its greatest period of development in the 4th century BC.
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