E-auction 10-2224 - bgr_230839 - THRACE - THRACIAN CHERSONESE - CHERRONESOS Hemidrachme ou tetrobole
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 130 € |
| Maximum bid : | 135 € |
| End of the sale : | 17 June 2013 17:00:30 |
| bidders : | 14 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme ou tetrobole
Date: c. 350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thrace, Cardia
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,19 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan, bien centré des deux côtés. Très joli droit avec un lion expressif. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Protomé de lion bondissant à droite, tournant la tête à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite avec deux sections en creux et deux sections en relief, ornées de deux globules.
Commentary
L’un des deux globules ressemble à un fruit (une olive).
Historical background
THRACE - THRACIAN CHERSONESE - CHERRONESOS
(4th century BC)
Cherronesos seems to have been located at the entrance to the Propontis on the Isthmus of the Cherchonese of Thrace. It seems that this region can be identified with the city of Cardia and its surroundings. Cardia, an important city, was founded by Milesian settlers. The city was finally destroyed by Lysimachus in 309 BC before being rebuilt under the name of Lysimacheia. The city controlled the trade that passed through the region between the Aegean Sea and Pont-Euxin.
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