E-auction 331-246328 - bgr_546824 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ANTIGONUS GONATAS Unité

MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ANTIGONUS GONATAS Unité XF

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Estimate :	45 €
Price :	48 €
Maximum bid :	52 €
End of the sale :	19 August 2019 14:02:00
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 305 AC.

Mint name / Town : Amphipolis, Macédoine

Metal : copper

Diameter : 16 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 4,49 g.

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, bien centré des deux côtés, court sur la légende de revers. Joli droit. Patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

BMC.- - GC.6787 var. - Cop.1219 var. - Alpha bank999

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête d'Héraklès imberbe à droite, coiffée de la léonté.

Reverse

Reverse description : Cavalier au pas à droite, couronnant son cheval ; monogramme sous le poitrail.

Reverse legend : B-A/ (ANTI)

Reverse translation : (du roi Antigone).

Commentary

Ce type est aussi parfois attribué à Cassandre, mais avec le petit monogramme sous le cheval, il s’agit bien d’Antigone Gonatas.
This type is also sometimes attributed to Cassandra, but with the small monogram under the horse, it is indeed Antigone Gonatas