bga_1166900 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Semis au Bes
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Type : Semis au Bes
Date: c. 180-150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Ibiza, Ebusus
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 5,43 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Usure importante mais type identifiable. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LETTRE(S) PHÉNICIENNE(S) INDÉTERMINÉE(S) DANS LE CHAMP.
Obverse description : Bes debout de face nu jusqu’à la ceinture, tenant une masse de la main droite et un serpent de la main gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE PHÉNICIENNE EN DEUX LIGNES (‘YBSM ET 50).
Commentary
L. Villaronga distingue une trentaine de type différents à partir de la lettre qui accoste le dieu Bes au droit. Avec cet exemplaire, le classement précis semble être difficile....
L. Villaronga distinguishes around thirty different types based on the letter that accompanies the god Bes on the right. With this example, precise classification seems difficult...
L. Villaronga distinguishes around thirty different types based on the letter that accompanies the god Bes on the right. With this example, precise classification seems difficult...
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza)
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
The island of Ibiza was occupied by the Carthaginians from 654 BC according to Diodorus of Sicily. The latter named the island Aebusim or Ibusim, Ebusus in Latin. At the end of the 4th century BC, Ibiza was transformed into a veritable metropolis and, thanks to its geographical location, the island became a center for the redistribution of goods. Commercial development was such that in the 3rd century BC, the island minted its own coinage bearing the image of the god Bes. In Roman times, the island took the name of Insula Augusta.
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