Live auction - bgr_340749 - CILICIA - ISSUS Statère

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Estimate :	1 200 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	03 December 2014 14:25:45

Type : Statère

Date: c. 400AC.

Mint name / Town : Issos, Cilicie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 22,5 mm

Orientation dies : 1 h.

Weight : 10,07 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire frappé sur un flan ovale avec une frappe légèrement faible. Très joli droit. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine de collection ancienne, légèrement granuleuse

Catalogue references :

BMC.- - B. traité1373 pl. 137/2 - SNG France 2/- - GC.5553 (2000£) - ACGC.1028 pl.53 - Levante173 - Cop.155

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES 34, n° 244

Obverse

Obverse description : Apollon Apatorios drapé debout à gauche, tenant une patère de la main droite et une longue branche de laurier de la main gauche.

Obverse legend : ISSI// [APATORIOU].

Obverse translation : (Issos/ Apatorios).

Reverse

Reverse description : Hercule nu debout à droite, s’appuyant sur sa massue de la main droite et tenant de la main gauche un arc, la léonté sur le bras ; dans le champ à droite, une couronne, à droite, l’ankh (croix ansée).

Historical background

CILICIA - ISSUS

(4th century BC)

The city of Issos was located at the bottom of the gulf of the same name. Tiribzos, already commander-in-chief of the Persian forces in Asia Minor, was charged by the great King with Orontes to campaign against the king of Salamis of Cyprus, Evagoras. Operations began in 386 BC and lasted five years until 381 BC and required the issue of abundant coinage. It was at Issos that the Persians of Darius III and the Greeks of Alexander III met for the second time in 333 BC. The Macedonian victory was total and Darius fled. The city lost its leading role after the foundation of Alexandria of Issos..