E-auction 54-23725 - bgr_325145 - AIOLIS - CYME Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 115 € |
| Price : | 42 € |
| Maximum bid : | 49 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 April 2014 15:02:00 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 160-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cymé, Éolide
Metal : copper
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,27 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés. Joli droit bien venu à la frappe. Revers énigmatique. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Protomé de cheval bondissant à droite ; grènetis circulaire perlé.
Obverse legend : KU
Obverse translation : (Cymé).
Reverse
Reverse description : Arc et goryte.
Reverse legend : (PAR)
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest.
Historical background
AIOLIS - CYME
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Cymé, today Sandakli, one of the most important cities of the Aeolian coast, was located south of Myrhina. It had a port and was founded by Locrians. She herself is at the origin of the foundation of Side in Pamphylia and of Cumae in Campania. It is the homeland of Hesiod.
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