bgr_858433 - LUCANIA - METAPONTUM Obole
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Price : 195.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 510-490 AC.
Mint name / Town : Métaponte, Lucanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,48 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Bel épi. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MET À DROITE.
Obverse description : Épi de blé de haut relief avec cinq grains par rangée.
Reverse
Reverse description : Incus.
Commentary
Poids léger.
Historical background
LUCANIA - METAPONTUM
(530-490 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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