bgr_275643 - EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Diobole

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Price : 350.00 €

Type : Diobole

Date: c. 196-168 AC.

Mint name / Town : Dodone, Épire

Metal : silver

Diameter : 14,5 mm

Orientation dies : 10 h.

Weight : 1,58 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré des deux côtés avec le grènetis visible au droit. Très beau portrait de Zeus. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

BMC.45 - SB.2996 - GC.1998 - RQEMH.140 - P.1294

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Hirsch de septembre 1987

Obverse

Obverse legend : MONOGRAMME.

Obverse description : Tête de Zeus de Dodone à droite coiffé d’une couronne de chêne.

Obverse legend : (EK).

Reverse

Reverse description : Foudre ailé dans une couronne de chêne.

Reverse legend : APEI//RWTAN.

Reverse translation : (des Épirotes).

Historical background

EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE

(3rd - 1st century BC)

The Epirote coinage did not survive the arrival of the Romans. Paul-Émile had more than 150,000 inhabitants of the region sold as slaves to punish the Epirotes for having been the allies of Perseus of Macedonia.

EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Médaille, Reproduction d’un didrachme d’Epirote AU

100.00 €

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EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Drachme XF

380.00 €

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EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Unité XF/VF

90.00 €

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EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Drachme AU

750.00 €

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EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Drachme XF

350.00 €

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bgr_275643 - EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE Diobole

Obverse

Reverse

Historical background

EPIRUS - EPIROTE LEAGUE

(3rd - 1st century BC)

The Epirote coinage did not survive the arrival of the Romans. Paul-Émile had more than 150,000 inhabitants of the region sold as slaves to punish the Epirotes for having been the allies of Perseus of Macedonia.

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