Live auction - bgr_533478 - PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Drachme
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| Estimate : | 780 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 04 June 2019 14:22:08 |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 330-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sinope. Paphlagonie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,94 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête de la nymphe au droit. Joli revers de style fin, bien venu à la frappe. Belle patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés. Conserve la plus grande partie de son brillant de frappe et de son coupant d’origine
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de la nymphe Sinope à gauche, les cheveux dans un sphendoné avec boucles d'oreille et collier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle volant à gauche, les ailes déployées sur un dauphin à gauche.
Reverse legend : SINW// DIO.
Reverse translation : (Sinope/ Dio).
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type semble frappé sur un étalon persique au lieu d’éginétique traditionnellement.
Historical background
PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE
(415-365 BC)
Sinope, a colony of Miletus, was founded in the 7th century BC. Located on the northern coast of Pont-Euxin, a maritime city, it was one of the most important ports in the region. The introduction of the new type with the head of the nymph Sinope corresponds to the installation of the democratic regime in Sinope in 453 BC by the Athenians. The satrap Datames seized Sinope around 375 BC.
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