bgr_1189370 - SICILY - ABAKAINON Litra
250.00 €(Approx. 280.00$ | 210.00£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Litra
Date: c. 450-440 AC
Mint name / Town : Abakainon, Sicile
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,52 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan mince, centré. Joli portrait de Zeus. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ABAK.
Obverse description : Tête barbue et laurée de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AI/NI.
Reverse description : Sanglier debout à gauche.
Historical background
SICILY - ABAKAINON
(5th century BC)
Abakainon (Abaceno) was in the northern part of Sicily, contiguous to the territory of Messina. The city often opposed the Syracusan hegemony, of Dionysius, Agathocles or Hieron II and allied itself with the Carthaginians. Abakainon fought with Hieron II against the Mamertines in 269 BC..
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellcgbfr.com numismatists
