E-auction 507-418262 - bgr_725458 - SARMATIA - OLBIA Unité

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Estimate :	90 €
Price :	32 €
Maximum bid :	33 €
End of the sale :	02 January 2023 14:01:30
bidders :	10 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 330-250 AC.

Mint name / Town : Sarmatia, Olbia

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 23,5 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 10,88 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire centré. Usure importante mais régulière. Revers agréable. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

Laffaille280 var. - GC.1685 var. - WSC.400 - BMC.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête barbue et cornue du dieu fleuve Borysthenes (Dniepr) à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Hache de cérémonie et arc dans son goryte (carquois).

Reverse legend : OLBIO/ EPI

Reverse translation : (Olbia/ magistrat).

Commentary

Très belle représentation du Borysthenes (le Dniepr, fleuve de 2.285 kilomètres qui traverse les plaines russes pour se jeter dans la Mer Noire).
Very beautiful representation of the Borysthenes (the Dnieper, a 2,285 kilometer river which crosses the Russian plains to flow into the Black Sea)