bgr_610424 - IONIA - SMYRNA Unité de bronze
100.00 €(Approx. 117.00$ | 86.00£)
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Type : Unité de bronze
Date: c. 105-95 AC.
Mint name / Town : Smyrne, Ionie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 0,89 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un tout petit flan bien centré à l’usure régulière. Jolie patine verte
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse description : Chelys centré d’une étoile à six rais.
Reverse legend : SMUR
Reverse translation : (de Smyrne).
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le présentons à la vente.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are presenting it for sale
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are presenting it for sale
Historical background
IONIA - SMYRNA
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Smyrna was one of the oldest cities in Ionia, destroyed in the 6th century BC by the Lydians. The city was refounded three centuries later by Antigone le Borgne at the end of the fourth century BC. After being called Eurydicieia under Lysimachus, Smyrna experienced great expansion after the Peace of Apamea (188 BC). VS.). It became one of the most powerful cities in Asia Minor under Roman rule. It is said to be the homeland of Homer.
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