E-auction 550-477621 - bgr_869373 - NUMIDIA - RUSICADE Triple shekel

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Estimate :	100 €
Price :	20 €
Maximum bid :	20 €
End of the sale :	30 October 2023 14:01:40
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Triple shekel

Date: c. 150 AC.

Mint name / Town : Numidie, Rusicade ou Utique

Metal : copper

Diameter : 27,5 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 15,64 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire centré. Revers agréable. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

GC. - CNNM.537 - A.109 pl. 4 - Cop.428

Obverse

Obverse description : Têtes laurées et accolées des Dioscures à droite surmontées d’une étoile.

Reverse

Reverse legend : [AS].

Reverse description : Deux chevaux au pas à droite.

Commentary

Ce type est parfois attribué à l’atelier de Rusicade (Philippeville, Algérie) ou d’Utique (Tunisie). L’attribution est controversée. Jacques Alexandropoulos semble pencher pour Utique qui était l’ennemi irréductible de Carthage.