E-auction 631-627566 - bgr_681464 - IONIA - MAGNESIA AD MEANDRUM Obole

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Estimate :	175 €
Price :	41 €
Maximum bid :	50 €
End of the sale :	19 May 2025 14:05:00
bidders :	10 bidders

Type : Obole

Date: c. 300 AC.

Mint name / Town : Magnésie du Méandre, Ionie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 9,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 0,79 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

BMC.15 - GC.4483 (110£) - Kayhan4057 - Aulock- - SGKB.- - Cop.810

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête casquée d’Athéna à droite coiffée du casque attique lauré à triple aigrette.

Reverse

Reverse description : Trident dans un méandre circulaire.

Reverse legend : M-A

Reverse translation : (Magnésie).

Commentary

Rare petite monnaie divisionnaire avec une représentation du méandre circulaire inhabituelle, jeu de mot avec la situation géographique de la cité sur le fleuve Méandre associé à l’épisème de Poséidon.
Rare small divisional coin with an unusual representation of the circular meander, play on words with the geographical location of the city on the River Meander associated with the episema of Poseidon