bgr_420825 - SICILY - AITNA (ÆTNA) Litra
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Price : 250.00 €
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Price : 250.00 €
Type : Litra
Date: c. 340 AC.
Mint name / Town : Aitna, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 15,40 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan oblong et épais, bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête d’Athéna. Frappe un peu faible au revers. Belle patine vert foncé
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Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection Laurent F
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien ; grènetis circulaire.
Obverse legend : A[IT]/NAIW-N.
Obverse translation : (Aitna).
Reverse
Reverse legend : M.
Reverse description : Cheval se cabrant à droite avec les rênes flottant au vent au-dessus de la croupe du cheval.
Commentary
Ce type semble inspiré par le monnayage syracusain de la même époque. Les traces de coulée du flan donnent un aspect ovale au bronze.
Historical background
SICILY - AITNA (ÆTNA)
(4th century BC)
Aitna or Aetna is a Syracusan colony founded in 461 BC when Syracusan settlers were driven out of Catania and went to settle about twenty kilometers northwest of Catania on the slopes of the volcano which gave its name to the city. During the Peloponnesian War, the city was besieged by the Athenians. During the Athenian expedition to Sicily, it welcomed Syracusan dissidents. In 403, Dionysius the Elder captured the city and installed Campanian mercenaries there. During the conflict between the Carthaginians and Dionysius, the city remained loyal to Dionysius. The city tried to resist Timoléon, but was conquered after a siege where the combatants were put to death. The city then loses its importance. However, it is one of the cities that suffered from the prevarications of C. Verres in Sicily between 73 and 71 BC..
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