E-auction 571-514921 - bgr_689104 - THRACE - MESEMBRIA Unité

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Estimate :	100 €
Price :	48 €
Maximum bid :	52 €
End of the sale :	25 March 2024 14:00:00
bidders :	11 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 250-150 AC.

Mint name / Town : Messembria, Thrace

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 6,25 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Fine usure régulière. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

BMC.8 - GC.1676 - - Aulock- - Cop.- - WSC.235

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête diadémée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs.

Reverse

Reverse description : Athéna Promachos debout à gauche, casquée, vêtue du chiton, brandissant une javeline de la main droite et tenant un bouclier de la main gauche.

Reverse legend : METAM/BRIANWN.

Reverse translation : (de Messembria).

Commentary

Les seuls exemplaires signalés, ceux de la collection Stancomb décrivent au droit une tête féminine plutôt qu’une tête d’Apollon (WSC. n° 235-238, pl. X).