Live auction - bgr_1072297 - IONIA - ERYTHRAI Drachme
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Live starting : Type : Drachme
Date: c. 480-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Érythrées
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,46 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli cavalier. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Cavalier nu tenant son cheval harnaché par la bride galopant à gauche ; ligne d’exergue décorée.
Reverse
Reverse description : Rose à douze pétales centrée d’un globe cantonnée de quatre lettres ; le tout dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : E-R/Q-U
Historical background
IONIA - ERYTHRAI
(5th - 4th century BC)
Eritrea was located on the very indented coast of Ionia opposite the island of Chios and opposite Clazomene. the city was renowned for its temple of Herakles and Athena Polias. The coinage is one of the oldest in Asia Minor and the city experienced significant commercial prosperity. The city received autonomy after the Battle of Magnesia. During the first war against Rome, the city supported Mithridates VI of Pontus, like its neighbor Ephesus. The city had an important coinage in the imperial period between Augustus and Gallien.
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