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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 17 € |
| Maximum bid : | 18 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 June 2025 14:07:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 275-250
AC.
Mint name / Town : Métaponte, Lucanie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,64 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Revers agréable. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna à droite coiffée du casque corinthien à triple aigrette.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trois grains de céréales posés en triangle, surmonté d’une torche croisetée.
Reverse legend : M/E
Reverse translation : (de Métaponte).
Commentary
Ce type est frappé dans le deuxième quart du IIIe siècle. Le nombre de grains pourrait très bien être un marque de valeur pour trois onces (trias). Ce type est en fait plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. L’exemplaire de MONNAIES 49, n° 12 s’est vendu 380€ en SPL (ANS. 582, tête d’Athéna à gauche).
This type was struck in the second quarter of the 3rd century. The number of grains could very well be a value mark for three ounces (trias). This type is actually rarer than general works suggest. The copy from COINS 49, No. 12 sold for €380 in SPL (ANS. 582, head of Athena on the left)
This type was struck in the second quarter of the 3rd century. The number of grains could very well be a value mark for three ounces (trias). This type is actually rarer than general works suggest. The copy from COINS 49, No. 12 sold for €380 in SPL (ANS. 582, head of Athena on the left)
Historical background
LUCANIA - METAPONTUM
(3rd century BC)
Metaponte, an Achaean colony located in the Gulf of Taranto, is said to have been founded in 773 BC. First allied with the Sybarites and the Crotoniates, it then took possession of the territories of Siris. After the destruction of Sybaris by Crotone in 510 BC, the city welcomed Pythagoras. Metaponte took part in the Pan-Hellenic foundation of Thurium in 443 BC. During the Peloponnesian War, she supported Athens against Syracuse. During the war between Rome and Pyrrhus, she sided with the latter. Finally, during the Second Punic War (221-201 BC). it favored Hannibal who established his headquarters there in 210 BC after the loss of Capua. It definitely lost its independence after 201 BC..
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