E-auction 419-330671 - bgr_660495 - IONIA - LEUKAI Unité

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Estimate :	100 €
Price :	107 €
Maximum bid :	107 €
End of the sale :	26 April 2021 14:00:30
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 350-300 AC.

Mint name / Town : Leukai, Ionie

Metal : copper

Diameter : 16 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 2,92 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli cygne. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

BMC.5 var. - GC.4472

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.

Reverse

Reverse description : Cygne debout à gauche, les ailes déployées, retournant la tête.

Reverse legend : LEO

Commentary

Ce type fait penser au monnayage de Clazomène qui semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
This type is reminiscent of the coinage of Clazomène which seems much rarer than general works suggest.