Live auction - bgr_649805 - CARIA - MYNDOS Drachme
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| Estimate : | 350 € |
| Price : | 180 € |
| Maximum bid : | 180 € |
| End of the sale : | 01 April 2025 14:27:32 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 150-75 AC.
Mint name / Town : Myndos
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,81 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée, fissurée à 1h. Très joli revers. Patine grise, légèrement tachée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Sérapis à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Coiffe d’Isis posée sur deux épis ; au-dessous, un astre à huit rais.
Reverse legend : M-UNDIw/N/ QE-ODOTOS
Reverse translation : (De Myndos/ Théodotos).
Historical background
CARIA - MYNDOS
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Myndos, a Dorian colony, was reputed to have been founded by the Trojans. The city was located about twenty kilometers from Halicarnassus on the coast. Coinage would not begin until the 2nd century BC and came under the influence of the Egyptians who had occupied the region.
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