Live auction - bgr_587418 - SARMATIA - OLBIA Unité

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	96 €
Maximum bid :	96 €
End of the sale :	26 January 2021 14:21:47
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 330-250 AC.

Mint name / Town : Sarmatia, Olbia

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 22 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 12,51 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Flan épais et bien centré. Usure régulière. Joli portrait. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

Laffaille280 var. - GC.1685 var. - WSC.400 - BMC.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête barbue et cornue du dieu fleuve Borysthenes (Dniepr) à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Hache de cérémonie et arc dans son goryte (carquois).

Reverse legend : OLBI/ EPI.

Reverse translation : (Olbia/ magistrat).

Commentary

Poids lourd. Belle représentation du Borysthenes (le Dniepr, fleuve de 2.285 kilomètres qui traverse les plaines russes pour se jeter dans la Mer Noire).