Live auction - bgr_888630 - ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA) Statère ou didrachme
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| Estimate : | 9 000 € |
| Price : | 6 800 € |
| Maximum bid : | 8 000 € |
| End of the sale : | 04 March 2025 14:13:30 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Statère ou didrachme
Date: 125-130e olympiade
Date: c. 280-260 AC.
Mint name / Town : Élide, Elis, Olympie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 11,94 g.
Rarity : R2
Slab
NGC :
Coments on the condition:
Très bel exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Superbe portrait de Zeus, bien venu à la frappe. Joli revers. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire sous coque NGC Ch VF (Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5). Avec son certificat d’exportation n°244812 délivré par le Ministère français de la Culture
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout à droite ; un foudre dans le champ à gauche et une couronne dans le champ à droite.
Reverse legend : F-A / A-RI
Commentary
Même coin de droit que l’exemplaire de la collection BCD 90, n° 211 (A/ W). Exemplaire frappé entre la 125e et la 130e Olympiade.
Same obverse die as the example from the BCD 90 collection, no. 211 (A/W). example struck between the 125th and 130th Olympiad
Same obverse die as the example from the BCD 90 collection, no. 211 (A/W). example struck between the 125th and 130th Olympiad
Historical background
ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA)
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Philip II of Macedon posed as protector and champion of the sanctuary. He won the prize in the horse race in 356 BC, the day Alexander was born. Its coinage features Zeus and a horseman recalling his victory. After Alexander, the Games retained great prestige, but the city lost its strategic importance. The Olympic Games were suppressed by Theodosius I in 393 (293rd Olympiad).
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