Live auction - bgr_943351 - PHOENICIA - TRIPOLIS Tétradrachme stéphanophore
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Live starting : Type : Tétradrachme stéphanophore
Date: an 209
Mint name / Town : Phénicie, Tripolis
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 15,02 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Jolis bustes, bien venus à la frappe. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Kricheldorf 30, du 5-6 avril 1976, n° 197
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Bustes accolés des Dioscures laurés et drapés à droite, surmontés chacun d’une étoile ; le tout entouré de la stemma.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tyché tourelée debout à gauche, vêtue du chiton, tenant un timon de la main droite et une corne d’abondance de la main gauche ; le tout dans une couronne de laurier.
Reverse legend : TRIPOLITWN/ THS IERAS KAI// AUTONOMOU/ G/ HZ /QS.
Reverse translation : (de Tripoli la sainte et autonome).
Commentary
Sur ce tétradrachme, la stemma n’est pratiquement pas visible. Sur cet exemplaire, nous avons une double datation en ère séleucide (an 209) à l’exergue et ère tripolitaine (an 3) dans le champ à gauche qui correspond à l’année 104-103 avant J.-C. Cet exemplaire est iilustré dans l’article de F. de Callataÿ, p. 112 (A/ 1 - R/ 2,n° a, pl. I).
Historical background
PHOENICIA - TRIPOLIS
(2nd-1st century BC)
Tripoli of Lebanon, the ancient Tripolis was jointly founded by three of the main cities of Phoenicia: Arados, Sidon and Tyr. It was placed halfway on the coast between Arados and Byblos. The city did not obtain its autonomy until late at the end of the 2nd century BC, in 112-111 BC, although coins are already known from the beginning of the 2nd century BC. The city seems to have remained independent until 84-83 BC the city was conquered by Pompey. In 50 BC, it was under the lagid domination of Cleopatra VII Thea before falling to Marc Antoine in 41-40 BC. After adopting the Pompeian era in 64 BC ., she took the Actian era from 31 BC.
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