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Live auction - bgr_650750 - PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Tetrachalque

PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE Tetrachalque AU
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : 75 €
Maximum bid : 75 €
End of the sale : 25 April 2023 14:21:36
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Tetrachalque
Date: c. 95-90 ou 80-70 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sinope, Paphlagonie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 7,59 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers. Joli portrait de Zeus. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
BMC.47 pl. 3/1 - GC.3711  - Aulock6868  - Cop.303  - RG.-  - HGM.-  - HGCS. 7/421

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.

Reverse


Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes déployées, la tête à droite ; un monogramme dans le champ à gauche.
Reverse legend : SINWPES/ (AE).

Commentary


Poids léger.

Historical background


PAPHLAGONIA - SINOPE

(3rd - 1st century BC)

Sinope, colony of Miletus, was founded in the 7th century BC. Located on the northern coast of Pont-Euxin, a maritime city, it was one of the most important ports in the region.

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