E-auction 374-286398 - bgr_593631 - THRACE - MESEMBRIA Tétradrachme

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Estimate :	220 €
Price :	156 €
Maximum bid :	202 €
End of the sale :	15 June 2020 14:01:00
bidders :	9 bidders

Type : Tétradrachme

Date: c. 175-125 AC.

Mint name / Town : Messembria, Thrace

Metal : silver

Diameter : 33 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 16,06 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Flan large et bien centré. Joli revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

MP.1062 - WSC.- - M.- - HGM.- p. 98 (A/ 14 - R/ 2a), pl. XXVIII - HGCS. 3/2-1568

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Buste imberbe d'Alexandre le Grand sous les traits d'Héraklès à droite, coiffé de la léonté.

Reverse

Reverse description : Zeus aétophore assis à gauche, tenant de la main droite un aigle et de la gauche, un sceptre long ; dans le champ, un casque corinthien tourné à droite.

Reverse legend : BASILEWS// ALECANDROU// DA// (GoR).

Reverse translation : (du roi Alexandre).