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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 27 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 May 2017 14:03:30 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 120-80 AC.
Mint name / Town : Métropolis, Ionie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,27 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur petit flan épais, légèrement décentré. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste tourelé et drapé de Tyché à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Légende en trois lignes.
Reverse legend : MHTRO/POLI/TwN
Reverse translation : (de Métropolis).
Commentary
Poids lourd.
Heavy weight
Heavy weight
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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