E-auction 97-50589 - bgr_343509 - SICILY - CENTURIPE Tetrachalque
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| Estimate : | 110 € |
| Price : | 51 € |
| Maximum bid : | 83 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 February 2015 15:03:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Tetrachalque
Date: c. 212-211 AC.
Mint name / Town : Centuripe, Sicile
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 12,79 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier,large, bombé bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait de Zeus, bien venu à la frappe. Frappe molle et usure importante au revers. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite ; un petit aigle derrière la tête ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Foudre ailé ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse legend : KENTO/RIPINWN/ D.
Reverse translation : (de Centuripe).
Commentary
Exemplaire avec marque de valeur à l’exergue. G. Buceti a recensé 161 exemplaires pour l’ensemble des variétés avec des poids compris entre 6,51 g et 17,55 g. L’absence de marque de valeur sur de nombreux exemplaires ainsi que l’étendue pondérale semblent montrer que nous avons eu plusieurs séries avec des étalons pondéraux différents.
Historical background
SICILY - CENTURIPE
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Centuripe (Kentoripa or Centuripæ), in the center of Sicily, is placed in the valley of Symæthus at the foot of Etna. The city, the original Szekler, seems to have been founded in the 8th century BC. During the Athenian expedition, Centuripe supported Athens. Ruled by tyrants, first favorable to Athens against Dionysius the Elder. Nikodemos, who had succeeded Damon, was finally overthrown by Timoleon in 339/338 BC. Shared between the Carthaginian and Syracusan zones of influence, it finally fell under the latter's dependence during the 4th century BC. C., especially under Agathokles. Centuripe supported Hieron II in his war against the Mamertine mercenaries. During the First Punic War, Centuripe submitted in 263 BC and therefore remained free. It experienced an intense period of economic and artistic development under Roman rule..
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