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Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 125.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 125.00 €
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 218-201 AC.
Mint name / Town : Espagne ?
Metal : copper
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,86 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier. Très belle tête d’Athéna rehaussé par la patine. Revers inhabituel. Belle patine vert foncé et marron
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque attique à cimier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête et cou de cheval à gauche.
Commentary
Ce type semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Manque à tous les ouvrages consultés. Semble de la plus grande rareté.
This type appears to be completely unpublished and unlisted. Missing from all consulted works. Appears to be extremely rare.
This type appears to be completely unpublished and unlisted. Missing from all consulted works. Appears to be extremely rare.
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - HISPANO-CARTAGIENSIS
(241-202 BC)
After the end of the first Punic war in 241 BC, the Carthaginians having lost Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, fell back on Spain. They settled in Gadir in 237 BC Hamilcar, the father of Hannibal was at the origin of this redeployment. Hasdrubal founded Cartagena in 229 BC By the end of the Second Punic War, Spain was practically Carthaginian. Hannibal taking Saguntum, an ally of Rome, in 219 BC, prepares for war against Rome.
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