Live auction - bga_396160 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - HISPANO-CARTAGIENSIS Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 300 € |
| Maximum bid : | 300 € |
| End of the sale : | 27 September 2016 15:20:02 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 218-201 AC.
Mint name / Town : Carthagène, Espagne
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,28 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire pour ce type rare, avec des types complets et bien frappés. Épaisse patine sableuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Arès à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien à cimier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Palmier de face avec des fruits pendants.
Commentary
Ce n’est que le troisième exemplaire que nous proposons, et de loin le plus beau ! Mêmes coins de droit et de revers que le n° 41 du Villaronga.
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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