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Live auction - bgr_943236 - CARIA - KAUNOS Statère ou double sicle

CARIA - KAUNOS Statère ou double sicle AU
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Estimate : 2 500 €
Price : 1 750 €
Maximum bid : 1 800 €
End of the sale : 24 September 2024 14:27:13
bidders : 2 bidders
Type : Statère ou double sicle
Date: c. 410-390 AC.
Mint name / Town : Kaunos
Metal : silver
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 12,06 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Droit finement détaillé. Patine grise avec de très légers reflets dorés au droit
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Ahura-Mazda, agenouillé marchant à gauche, détournant la tête à droite, ailé et étendant les bras, tenant une couronne dans chaque main.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Bétyle dans un carré creux.

Historical background


CARIA - KAUNOS

(5th - 4th century BC)

Kaunos, an important port on the Carian coast, was located to the south of the region opposite the island of Rhodes. Founded by the Cretans, it became an important city in the 5th and 4th centuries BC..

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