Live auction - bgr_286715 - CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - CALYMNA Didrachme

CARIA - CARIAN ISLANDS - CALYMNA Didrachme AU

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Estimate :	950 €
Price :	1 050 €
Maximum bid :	1 150 €
End of the sale :	19 April 2016 14:15:25
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Didrachme

Date: c. 250-205 AC.

Mint name / Town : Calymna, Carie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 19,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 6,02 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan, parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait expressif. Joli revers. Patine gris foncé avec des reflets métalliques acier, légèrement granuleuse au revers

Catalogue references :

BMC.3 pl. XXIX/9 - GC.4977 (450£) - P.2642 - Aulock2741 - EKC.282 - Kayhan902 - HGCS. 6/1283

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES 34, n° 220

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête de guerrier (Arès) imberbe à droite coiffé du casque à cimier, visière et paragnathides baissées.

Reverse

Reverse description : Lyre à sept cordes dans un carré linéaire bouleté.

Reverse legend : KALUMNION

Reverse translation : (de Calymna).

Commentary

Semble de même coin de droit que l’exemplaire de la collection Pozzi, n° 2642, pl. LXXVII et que celui décrit dans l’ouvrage de D. R. Sear, p. 452, n° 4977.
Seems to have the same obverse die as the copy in the Pozzi collection, no. 2642, pl. LXXVII and that described in the work of DR Sear, p. 452, no. 4977