E-auction 353-266641 - bgr_568518 - PONTUS - PHARNACIA Tetrachalque

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	42 €
Maximum bid :	53 €
End of the sale :	20 January 2020 14:00:30
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : Tetrachalque

Date: an 212

Mint name / Town : Pharnacia, Pont

Metal : silver

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 7,91 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais, légèrement décentré des deux côtés. Jolie tête de Zeus. Le revers est bien lisible. Patine marron foncé

Catalogue references :

Laffaille416 - RG.4 pl. 14/18 - BMC.2 - WSC.723 var. - GC.3663 - SNG. Bar653

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête laurée de Zeus à droite.

Reverse

Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, la tête tournée à droite, les ailes déployées ; un monogramme dans le champ.

Reverse legend : FARNAKEIA[S]

Reverse translation : (de Pharnacia).

Commentary

Beau portrait de Zeus. Notre exemplaire est très proche de celui de la collection Stancomb (WSC. 723).
Beautiful portrait of Zeus. Our example is very close to the one in the Stancomb collection (WSC. 723)