E-auction 150-88746 - bgr_371340 - IONIA - MILETUS Douzième de statère
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| Estimate : | 110 € |
| Price : | 25 € |
| Maximum bid : | 25 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 February 2016 14:04:00 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Douzième de statère
Date: c. 510-494 AC.
Mint name / Town : Ionie, Milet
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Weight : 1,05 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale et irrégulier. Usure plus marquée au droit. Très joli revers Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Protomé de lion à droite avec la crinière, la gueule ouverte, la langue pendante.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Étoile à quatre rais, richement ornementée ; le tout dans un carré creux.
Commentary
La tête du lion est plus allongée avec la crinière bien visible. La langue de l’animal est visible.
The lion's head is more elongated with the mane clearly visible. The animal's tongue is visible.
The lion's head is more elongated with the mane clearly visible. The animal's tongue is visible.
Historical background
IONIA - MILETUS
(6th - 5th century BC)
Miletus, founded in the 12th century BC, had been the seat of the Ionian Confederation. During the War of Liberation, it was crushed in 494 BC. Its cult of Apollo was renowned throughout Asia Minor. Its settlers founded, among others, the colonies of Abydos, Cyzicus, Sinope and Panticapaeum.
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