Live auction - bgr_692586 - PERSIA - ACHAEMENID KINGDOM - ARTAXERXES II MNEMON Quart de sicle d'argent
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | 125 € |
| Maximum bid : | 125 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 April 2024 14:32:41 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Quart de sicle d'argent
Date: c. 400-350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Weight : 1,51 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Carré creux bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise, tachée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Le Grand Roi barbu, en archer mélophore, à demi-agenouillé à droite, coiffé de la cidaris, surmontée de cinq dents, vêtu de la candys tirant à l’arc ; le carquois rempli de flèches suspendu à son épaule est bien visible ; ligne de sol.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux allongé, présentant des aspérités irrégulières en forme de chien courant.
Commentary
Monnaie fourrée. Ce type bien particulier donné comme un quart de sicle (poids théorique 1,32 g) était attribué par Babelon à Artaxerxès II Mnémon (405-359 avant J.-C.) tandis que David Sear et les auteurs du British Museum l’attribuent à Darius Ier (510-486 avant J.-C.) penchent pour un tiers de sicle (poids théorique 1,76 g). L’exemplaire reproduit dans le catalogue d’Ernest Babelon pèse 1,78 g. Dans son traité, le même Ernest Babelon (p. 61-62, n° 28) attribue une diobole (1,20 g) trouée, conservée à Paris à Artaxerxès III Ochus (359-338 avant J.-C.). Ce type de monnaie divisionnaire est en fait très rare.
Cored coin. This very particular type given as a quarter of a shekel (theoretical weight 1.32 g) was attributed by Babelon to Artaxerxes II Mnemon (405-359 BC) while David Sear and the authors of the British Museum attribute it to Darius I (510-486 BC) lean towards a third of a shekel (theoretical weight 1.76 g). The copy reproduced in Ernest Babelon's catalog weighs 1.78 g. In his treatise, the same Ernest Babelon (p. 61-62, n° 28) attributes a diobolus (1.20 g) with a hole, preserved in Paris to Artaxerxes III Ochus (359-338 BC). This type of divisional coin is actually very rare
Cored coin. This very particular type given as a quarter of a shekel (theoretical weight 1.32 g) was attributed by Babelon to Artaxerxes II Mnemon (405-359 BC) while David Sear and the authors of the British Museum attribute it to Darius I (510-486 BC) lean towards a third of a shekel (theoretical weight 1.76 g). The copy reproduced in Ernest Babelon's catalog weighs 1.78 g. In his treatise, the same Ernest Babelon (p. 61-62, n° 28) attributes a diobolus (1.20 g) with a hole, preserved in Paris to Artaxerxes III Ochus (359-338 BC). This type of divisional coin is actually very rare







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