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Live auction - bgr_504508 - CRETE - APTERA Unité

CRETE - APTERA Unité XF
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Estimate : 300 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 30 October 2018 14:08:30
Type : Unité
Date: c. 250-67 AC.
Mint name / Town : Aptera, Crète
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,95 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré. Tête d’Artémis, légèrement stylisée. Revers inhabituel. Belle patine vert foncé épaisse
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête diadémée d’Artémis à droite.

Reverse


Reverse description : Soldat, casqué, vêtu militairement, marchant à gauche, tenant un bouclier de la main gauche et une javeline transversale.
Reverse legend : A-P/T-A/R-AI/WN.
Reverse translation : (d’Aptera).

Commentary


Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type à la vente.

Historical background


CRETE - APTERA

(3rd - 1st century BC)

Aptera is located on the North coast of Crete, located near Cydonia. The city appeared in coinage around 330 BC and seemed to end in 67 BC..

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