Live auction - bgr_370209 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Seize litrai
You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on "BID" constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private live auctions.
Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information check the Live auction FAQ
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
| Estimate : | 2 500 € |
| Price : | 2 700 € |
| Maximum bid : | 3 000 € |
| End of the sale : | 15 December 2015 14:05:08 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Seize litrai
Date: c. 250 AC
Mint name / Town : Syracusa
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 13,54 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle sur un flan irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés. Portrait de Philistis de toute beauté. Revers finement détaillé. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés légèrement nettoyée anciennement
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête voilée et diadémée de Philistis à gauche ; derrière, un sceptre.
Reverse
Reverse description : Niké dans un quadrige galopant à droite, tenant les rênes et le kentron ; sous les chevaux E.
Reverse legend : BASILISSAS// FILISTIDOS.
Reverse translation : (Reine Philistis).
Commentary
Nous n’avons pas relevé d’identité de coin pertinente pour ce type qui est beaucoup plus rare avec le quadrige bondissant.
Historical background
SICILY - SYRACUSE
(274-216 BC)
Hieronymus, King of Syracuse
Around 270 BC, Hieron had married Philistis, a descendant of Dionysius the Elder (405-367 AC.), tyrant of Syracuse. Hieron claimed to have for ancestor Gelon himself (485-478 AC.), founder of the Syracusan power. An officer in Pyrrhus' army, he replaced the king after his departure in 274 BC and, during his very long reign, tried to maintain an uneasy balance between the Romans and the Carthaginians. After the First Punic War ended in 241 BC, Sicily became Roman and Syracuse's days were numbered.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sell
Full data
cgbfr.com numismatists
