v38_0087 - THRACE - MESEMBRIA Bronze, (PB, Æ 15)
MONNAIES 38 (2009)
Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 120.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 120.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Bronze, (PB, Æ 15)
Date: c. 300-250 AC.
Mint name / Town : Messembria
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,51 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan très épais, légèrement décentré au droit sur le cimier du casque. Usure importante, mais parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Casque corinthien à cimier vu de face.
Reverse
Reverse description : Roue à quatre rayons avec moyeu central.
Reverse legend : M/E/T/A
Reverse translation : (de Messembria).
Commentary
Un exemplaire similaire (2,74 g) s’est vendu 105€ avec cinq offres dans MONNAIES XXVI, n° 28.
Historical background
THRACE - MESEMBRIA
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Messembria was an important colony of Megara, founded around 510 BC. It was located on Pont-Euxin, bordered by the Black Sea, north of Apollonia Pontica. Port Thrace, it welcomed refugees from Byzantium and Calchedonia during the Ionian revolt against Darius at the beginning of the 5th century BC. The name of the city itself means (south = meshmbria in Greek). Messembria worshiped the solar Apollo of Megara, its metropolis. The city was conquered by the Romans in 72 BC.
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