Live auction - bgr_975810 - IONIA - LEUKAI Unité
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| Estimate : | 180 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 14 January 2025 14:06:12 |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Leukai, Ionie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 1,33 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Joli portrait d’Apollon, bien venu à la frappe. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
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.
Reverse legend : LEOKLITWN
Historical background
IONIA - LEUKAI
(4th century BC)
Leukai was located in the Gulf of Smyrna, in the northern part, opposite Clazomene. The city was founded in 352 BC by the Persian admiral Tachs (Diodorus, XV, 18) and who very quickly fell under the influence of Clazomene.
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