bgr_986790 - SICILY - CENTURIPE Chalque
120.00 €(Approx. 124.80$ | 99.60£)
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Type : Chalque
Date: c. 211-200 AC.
Mint name / Town : Centuripe, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,58 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait d’Héraklès. Usure plus importante au revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue d’Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la tainia ; grènetis circulaire perlé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : XI.
Reverse description : Massue horizontale tournée à gauche coupant la légende ; marque à l’exergue ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse legend : KENTO/RIPINWN
Commentary
Pour ce type, G. Buceti a recensé trente-cinq exemplaires avec des poids compris entre 1,34 g et 3,18 g.
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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