E-auction 215-141038 - bgr_434835 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Bronze aux dieux Bes

HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Bronze aux dieux Bes VF

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Estimate :	70 €
Price :	47 €
Maximum bid :	53 €
End of the sale :	29 May 2017 14:04:00
bidders :	13 bidders

Type : Bronze aux dieux Bes

Date: IIe siècle avant J.-C.

Mint name / Town : Ebusus, Baléares

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 16 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,19 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais ovale et irrégulier à l’usure importante, identifiable. Patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

CNH.26 p. 94

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Dieu Bes de face.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Dieu Bes de face.

Commentary

Les bronzes au dieu Bes sont très nombreux et variés. C’est le premier que nous proposons avec le dieu Bes de chaque côté. Ce type a été imité dans une grande partie de la Méditerranée jusqu’à Pompei où il constitue une part importante du monnayage circulant dans cette région.

Historical background

HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza)

(3rd - 2nd century BC)

The island of Ibiza was occupied by the Carthaginians from 654 BC according to Diodorus of Sicily. The latter named the island Aebusim or Ibusim, Ebusus in Latin. At the end of the 4th century BC, Ibiza was transformed into a veritable metropolis and, thanks to its geographical location, the island became a center for the redistribution of goods. Commercial development was such that in the 3rd century BC, the island minted its own coinage bearing the image of the god Bes. In Roman times, the island took the name of Insula Augusta.