bgr_899487 - SICILY - ABAKAINON Litra
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Type : Litra
Date: c. 440-430 AC
Mint name / Town : Abakainon, Sicile
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,71 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale, centré. Joli sanglier. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ABAKA.
Obverse description : Tête barbue et laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AI/N//I.
Reverse description : Sanglier debout à droite.
Historical background
SICILY - ABAKAINON
(5th century BC)
Abakainon (Abaceno) was in the northern part of Sicily, contiguous to the territory of Messina. The city often opposed the Syracusan hegemony, of Dionysius, Agathocles or Hieron II and allied itself with the Carthaginians. Abakainon fought with Hieron II against the Mamertines in 269 BC..
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