E-auction 216-141668 - bgr_434811 - IONIA - METROPOLIS Unité
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 13 € |
| Maximum bid : | 15 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 June 2017 14:00:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 100-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Métropolis, Ionie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,00 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,81 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Athéna à droite, coiffé du casque attique.
Reverse
Reverse description : Foudre ailé.
Reverse legend : MHTROPO/LITWN
Reverse translation : (de Métropolis).
Commentary
Poids léger.
Lightweight
Lightweight
Historical background
IONIA - METROPOLIS
(1st century BC)
Metropolis, placed between Ephesus and Smyrna from north to south and between Colophon and Larissa from west to east, is not known before the first century BC. Its coinage during the imperial period was important between Augustus and Salonina. There is also an alliance coinage with Ephesus.
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