v34_0255 - CYPRUS - KINGDOM OF CYPRUS - SALAMIS - EVAGORAS I Tiers de statère ou tetrobole

CYPRUS - KINGDOM OF CYPRUS - SALAMIS - EVAGORAS I Tiers de statère ou tetrobole AU

MONNAIES 34 (2008)
Starting price : 380.00 €
Estimate : 650.00 €
Realised price : 380.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 615.00 €

Type : Tiers de statère ou tetrobole

Date: c. 411-373 AC.

Mint name / Town : Salamine

Metal : silver

Diameter : 14 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 2,97 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan un peu court sur les légendes, parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Très joli droit où seule le haut de la tête d’Hercule est manquante. Joli revers. Une fine patine grise de collection ancienne recouvre l’exemplaire avec des reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

P.2895 - BMC.57 pl. XI/19 - B.596 pl. XVI/30 - B. traité1158 pl. 127/29 - GC.5807 (175£)

Obverse

Obverse legend : LETTRES CHYPRIOTES (EU VA KO RO).

Obverse description : Hercule nu, assis à droite sur un rocher où est posée la léonté, s’appuyant de la main droite sur sa massue et tenant une corne de taureau de la main gauche.

Obverse translation : (Evagoras).

Reverse

Reverse legend : LETTRES CHYPRIOTES (PAS SI LE O SE).

Reverse description : Bouquetin agenouillé à droite.

Reverse legend : D.

Reverse translation : (Roi).

Commentary

Sur cet exemplaire, tous les détails de la musculature sont bien visibles et les traits de la léonté sont perceptibles sur le rocher. Divisionnaire de très bon style.

Historical background

CYPRUS - KINGDOM OF CYPRUS - SALAMIS - EVAGORAS I

(411 - 374 BC)

King of Salamis in 411 BC, Evagoras was a faithful ally of the Athenians. He participated in the Battle of Cnidus in 394 BC and seized almost all of the island of Cyprus. He had to fight against the other dynasts of the island, Amathonte, Citium and Soloi. King Artaxerxes II sent Hecatomnos, satrap of Caria to fight the rebellious monarch. Evagoras captured Tire and some towns on the Phoenician coast. With the help of the Athenians and Chabrias, he seized the whole island of Cyprus, except Citium. After the peace of the Great King (Antalcidas) in 387 BC, he found himself alone against the Persian threat. The king of the Persians instructed the satrap Tiribaze to bring the island back into the Empire. Finally Evagoras was defeated and Salamis besieged. He had to submit to keep his throne, but lost most of his territorial gains. He was murdered along with his eldest son Pnytagoras. it was Nicocles, his second son who succeeded him.