E-auction 125-66514 - bgr_364159 - SICILY - TAUROMENIUM Litra

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	72 €
Maximum bid :	125 €
End of the sale :	07 September 2015 15:02:00
bidders :	9 bidders

Type : Litra

Date: c. 344-336 AC.

Mint name / Town : Tauromenium, Sicile

Metal : copper

Diameter : 22 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 7,10 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale à l’usure importante lisible et identifiable. Patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

HGCS. 2/1589 - CNS.15 - MSTSG.- - MIAMG.- - BMC.- - GC.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque ; grènetis circulaire perlé.

Obverse legend : AGOL/LONOS

Obverse translation : (Apollonos).

Reverse

Reverse legend : GRAPPE.

Reverse description : Lyre surmonté d’une grappe de raisin ; grènetis circulaire perlé.

Reverse legend : TAUROM/ENITAN

Reverse translation : (de Tauromenium).

Commentary

Pour ce type, G. Buceti a recensé quarante-deux exemplaires avec des poids compris entre 4,40 g et 11,20 g. Notre exemplaire sert d’illustration du type dans l’ouvrage de Buceti.