bga_382371 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Semis

HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERICO - AEBUSUS (Balearic Islands Ibiza) Semis VF

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Type : Semis

Date: c. 180-150 AC.

Mint name / Town : Ebusus, Ibiza

Metal : copper

Diameter : 22 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 5,78 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Bronze de frappe molle mais bien identifiable avec des types relativement bien venus

Catalogue references :

CNH.61 p. 98 (R2) - Calico.48

Obverse

Obverse legend : LETTRES PHÉNICIENNES (ALEPH ET ZAYIN).

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

Pour cette émission, nous avons vingt-huit variétés différentes dans l’ouvrage de référence de L. Villaronga. Ce dernier a relevé un poids moyen de 6,30 g pour 37 exemplaires.

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.