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bgr_411793 - SICILY - ISLANDS OF SICILY - COSSURA Unité

SICILY - ISLANDS OF SICILY - COSSURA Unité VF/VG
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 150.00 €
Type : Unité
Date: c. 250-217 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cossura, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,52 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré à l’usure très importante, en particulier au revers, identifiable. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
BMC.3  - GC.6579  - MSTSG.3  - CNP.840  - Cop.447  - MIAMG.5796 (R2) (375€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste d’Isis à droite avec la grande perruque avec un double collier .

Reverse

Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION PUNIQUE ((YRNM).
Reverse description : Inscription dans une couronne de laurier.

Commentary

Poids léger. Ce type manque à la plupart des collections et semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.

Historical background

SICILY - ISLANDS OF SICILY - COSSURA

(3rd - 1st century BC)

The island of Cossura (small in Greek) is located at an undeniable strategic location in the Mediterranean Sea, halfway between Africa and Sicily. The Carthaginians used it very early as a port of call. From the end of the first Punic war, it was coveted by the Romans who occupied it during the second Punic war. It then experienced economic and military development until the end of the Roman Empire. Today, the island of Pantelleria (modern name) is still in the news.

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