bgr_525882 - LUCANIA - METAPONTUM Nomos, statère ou didrachme
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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 1 200.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 1 200.00 €
Type : Nomos, statère ou didrachme
Date: c. 530-510 AC.
Mint name / Town : Métaponte
Metal : silver
Diameter : 30 mm
Weight : 8,19 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier bien centré des deux côtés. Bel épi au droit bien venu à la frappe à l’usure régulière. Revers de style fin. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [E]M - AT (LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE).
Obverse description : Épi de blé de haut relief avec sept grains par rangée ; bordure linéaire globulée dans un filet.
Reverse
Reverse description : Incus.
Commentary
Sur cet exemplaire, l’ethnique est séparé et rétrograde. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
In this example, the ethnic is separated and retrograde. This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we have offered it for sale.
In this example, the ethnic is separated and retrograde. This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we have offered it for sale.
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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