E-auction 31-10569 - bga_294933 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Semis au Bes

HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Semis au Bes XF

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Estimate :	60 €
Price :	13 €
Maximum bid :	14 €
End of the sale :	18 November 2013 15:25:30
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Semis au Bes

Date: c. 180-150 AC.

Mint name / Town : Ibiza, Ebusus

Metal : copper

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,22 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan large, bien centré des deux côtés avec des types identifiables mais une surface hétérogène

Catalogue references :

CNH.46-73 p. 96-99

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....

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.