bgr_513664 - AIOLIS - TISNA Demi-unité
180.00 €(Approx. 210.60$ | 156.60£)
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Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 300-250
Mint name / Town : Tisna, Éolide
Metal : copper
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,34 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête au droit. Joli revers avec l’ethnique bien visible. Belle patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine juvénile à droite, les cheveux courts (dieu rivière Tisnaios).
Reverse
Reverse description : Épée dans son fourreau.
Reverse legend : TIS/NAIOS
Reverse translation : (Tisna).
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
Historical background
AIOLIS - TISNA
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Tisna, whose exact location is not known with certainty, was located not far from Aigai to the east of Cyme, perhaps on the Pythicos River. It is cited by Pliny (HN., V, 30) under the name of Titanus.
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