Live auction - bgr_498609 - MYSIA – PARION / PARIUM Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 380 € |
| Price : | 250 € |
| Maximum bid : | 250 € |
| End of the sale : | 11 September 2018 14:10:21 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Parium, Mysie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,28 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré des deux côtés. Petite faiblesse de frappe sur le taureau. Très belle tête de Gorgone au revers. Patine de collection avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Bœuf debout à gauche, tournant la tête à droite, branche entre les pattes.
Obverse legend : P-A-RI
Obverse translation : (Parium).
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête de Gorgone de face, la chevelure stylisée, la bouche ouverte, la langue pendante.
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type semble moins courant. C’est la deuxième fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
Historical background
MYSIA – PARION / PARIUM
(4th century BC)
Parium, located by the sea on the Propontis, at the mouth of the Hellespont between Lampsaque and Priapos, was an important and flourishing port. The city was founded in 710 BC and experienced its greatest period of development in the 4th century BC.
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