E-auction 538-460103 - bgr_662999 - IONIA - UNSPECIFIED Hemiobole

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Estimate :	70 €
Price :	18 €
Maximum bid :	22 €
End of the sale :	07 August 2023 14:02:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Hemiobole

Date: c. 480 AC.

Mint name / Town : Atelier incertain, Ionie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 9,5 mm

Weight : 0,47 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée à l’usure importante mais régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

LT.- - BN.- - Rosen598 var. - GC.- - BMC.- - Aulock- - P.- - SGKB.360

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête féminine à gauche, les cheveux retenus dans un sphendoné avec pendants d’oreille.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Carré creux irrégulier.

Commentary

Poids très léger, peut être une obole ? Monnaie plus grecque que gauloise, ce trihémiobole ou 1 1/4 litra “type de Smyrne” est un prototype phocéen d’un groupe monétaire (F) qui se retrouve dans le trésor d’Auriol. Pour Dieter Klein (SGKB) il s’agit plutôt d’une diobole.
Very light weight, maybe a penny? A coin more Greek than Gallic, this trihemiobol or 1 1/4 litra “type of Smyrna” is a Phocaean prototype of a monetary group (F) which is found in the Auriol treasure. For Dieter Klein (SGKB) it is more of a devil