Live auction - bgr_372381 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ACHAEUS Unité
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 01 March 2016 14:13:55 |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 220-214 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,36 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale, bien centré des deux côtés. Très belle tête d’Apollon. Revers à l’usure superficielle. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock de Kovacs en 2004 et de la collection François Charrin
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout à droite, avec une palme sur l’épaule.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// ACAIOU.
Reverse translation : (du roi Achaios).
Commentary
Émission sans aucun symbole. Ce type, parfois décrit comme un dichalque, semble en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ACHAEUS
(220-214 BC)
Achaios was the cousin of Seleucus III (226-223 BC) and Antiochus III (223-187 BC). He took part in the expedition of Seleucus III and punished his assassins, refused the throne and rallied to Antiochus III. He reclaimed all the territories lost by Antiochus Hierax and was sensitive to ugly arguments. However, after the usurpation of Molon (222-220 BC) and his ousting, he had himself proclaimed king in Seleucia of Lycos in 220 BC. After the death of Molon, Antiochus III turned against him. After trying to take Antioch, Achaios finally took refuge in Sardis where he was captured in 214 BC and savagely executed (flayed alive, impaled and beheaded!).
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