v49_0115 - SICILY - THERMAI Unité, (PBQ, Æ 12)

MONNAIES 49 (2011)
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 350.00 €
unsold lot

Type : Unité, (PBQ, Æ 12)

Date: c. 407-406 AC.

Mint name / Town : Sicile, Thermai

Metal : copper

Diameter : 12 mm

Orientation dies : 10 h.

Weight : 2,43 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un tout petit faln très épais et court sur la légende. Très beaux portraits, de haut relief pour ce lui d’Hercule, archaïsant pour celui d’Héra. Jolie patine verte marbrée de rouge au droit

Catalogue references :

Laffaille261 - GC.1107 - ANS.1342 (supplément) - MIAMG.5394 (R) (500€)

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient du stock Claude Silberstein (2003)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête imberbe d’Héraklès (Hercule) à droite, coiffée de la léonté.

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête d’Héra à droite, ceinte d’un stéphané, les cheveux longs, retombant sur la nuque.

Reverse legend : INAG

Reverse translation : (de Thermai).

Commentary

Poids léger. Cette série de petits bronzes semble très rare et peu abondante. L’inscription est sur le stephané.

Historical background

SICILY - THERMAI

(5th - 3rd century BC)

Himère was destroyed by the Carthaginians in 408 BC. The inhabitants had to go into exile. However some of them had the right to settle on the borders of the territory of their ancient city and so it was that they founded Thermai or Thermae Himerenses (of Himera). The many fountains of the new city were reputed to have refreshed Herakles during his journey around Sicily. The city was conquered by the Romans during the first Punic war in 252 BC. Augustus made it a colony.

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