bgr_1102920 - MAURETANIA - IOL (CAESAREA) Demi-unité
90.00 €(Approx. 106.20$ | 78.30£)
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Type : Demi-unité
Date: 200-100 AC.
Mint name / Town : Iol, Maurétanie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,20 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Revers agréable. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : LETTRE PUNIQUE (TET, YOD ET ALEF).
Obverse description : Buste d’Isis à gauche, coiffé de la dépouille de vautour, surmontée d’un globe et d’un croissant ; marque abréviative derrière la tête.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LETTRES PUNIQUES (HET ET LAMED).
Reverse description : Trois épis d’orge.
Commentary
Tête stylisée.
Stylized head
Stylized head
Historical background
MAURETANIA - IOL (CAESAREA)
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
The city was founded by the Phoenicians or the Carthaginians. Its name comes from the hero Iolaüs, nephew and guide of Hercules. The city was one of the two capitals of Bocchus. Iol before becoming the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania in the 1st century BC under Juba II - Caesarea or modern Cherchell - the city was part of independent Numidia. Iol was the main workshop in the region.
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