v49_0056 - SICILY - AITNA (ÆTNA) Hexas, (MB, Æ 26)
MONNAIES 49 (2011)
Starting price : 350.00 €
Estimate : 650.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 350.00 €
Estimate : 650.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Hexas, (MB, Æ 26)
Date: c. 339 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sicile, Aitna
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 18,56 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan très épais, bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait d’Athéna. Joli revers. Patine vert noir avec la tranche granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock du Crédit de la Bourse (1994)
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna (Minerve) à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien.
Obverse legend : AIT/NAIWN
Reverse
Reverse legend : M.
Reverse description : Cheval se cabrant à droite.
Commentary
Ce type semble inspiré par le monnayage syracusain de la même époque. Les traces de coulées du flan donnent un aspect ovale au bronze.
This type seems to be inspired by the Syracusan coinage of the same period. The traces of casting on the flan give an oval appearance to the bronze
This type seems to be inspired by the Syracusan coinage of the same period. The traces of casting on the flan give an oval appearance to the bronze
Historical background
SICILY - AITNA (ÆTNA)
(4th century BC)
Aitna or Aetna is a Syracusan colony founded in 461 BC when Syracusan settlers were driven out of Catania and went to settle about twenty kilometers northwest of Catania on the slopes of the volcano which gave its name to the city. During the Peloponnesian War, the city was besieged by the Athenians. During the Athenian expedition to Sicily, it welcomed Syracusan dissidents. In 403, Dionysius the Elder captured the city and installed Campanian mercenaries there. During the conflict between the Carthaginians and Dionysius, the city remained loyal to Dionysius. The city tried to resist Timoléon, but was conquered after a siege where the combatants were put to death. The city then loses its importance. However, it is one of the cities that suffered from the prevarications of C. Verres in Sicily between 73 and 71 BC..
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