Live auction - bgr_1010404 - ACHAEAN LEAGUE - MEGARIS - MEGARA Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 80 € |
| Maximum bid : | 80 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 August 2026 14:16:16 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 167-146 AC
Mint name / Town : Mégare, Mégaride
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 2,13 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait de Zeus. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grand monogramme dans une couronne de laurier ; une cithare placée au-dessus.
Reverse legend : (AC)/ M-A-T
Historical background
ACHAEAN LEAGUE - MEGARIS - MEGARA
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Megara, located halfway between Athens and Corinth, controlled in the Archaic period the trade routes between the Peloponnese and central Greece and enjoyed great commercial prosperity. The city fell under the control of Athens. It recovered part of its independence after the Battle of Chaeronea. It was declared a free city by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 307 BC but quickly fell back under Macedonian rule. In 243 BC it joined the Achaean league and remained there until its dissolution in 146 BC after the capture and destruction of Corinth.
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