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Live auction - bgr_1031867 - SICILY - SICULO-PUNIC - KEPHALOEDION Tétradrachme

SICILY - SICULO-PUNIC - KEPHALOEDION Tétradrachme XF
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Estimate : 1 200 €
Price : 711 €
Maximum bid : 713 €
End of the sale : 23 September 2025 14:02:32
bidders : 3 bidders
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: c. 350-340 AC.
Mint name / Town : Céphaloédium, (Kephaloidion)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 16,72 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait sur un flan très large, ovale, légèrement décentré au droit sur le cou et les dauphins. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES XXIX, n° 22

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête féminine (Tanit) à droite, les cheveux tirés en arrière avec couronne d'épis, boucle d'oreille et collier, entourée de quatre dauphins.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval passant au pas devant un palmier.

Commentary


A peut-être été frappé avec un coin défectueux ou rouillé. Ce type siculo-punique est parfois attribué à Carthage. La magnifique tête féminine ne fait aucun doute sur une fabrication sicilienne, inspirée par les monnaies de Syracuse et en particulier le décadrachme d’Evainète. Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire du musée de Baltimore, provenant de la collection Bement, Ars Classica, Naville 6, n° 596.
Possibly struck with a defective or rusty die. This Siculo-Punic type is sometimes attributed to Carthage. The magnificent female head leaves no doubt of Sicilian manufacture, inspired by the coins of Syracuse and in particular the decadrachm of Evainetus. Same dies as the example in the Baltimore Museum, from the Bement collection, Ars Classica, Naville 6, no. 596

Historical background


SICILY - SICULO-PUNIC - KEPHALOEDION

(350-325 BC)

The attribution of the Punic imitations of the Syracusan coinage to Cephaloedium is not certain because Selinunte and Panorme, among other towns in Sicily, also attract attention. According to some authors, these tetradrachms were only minted between 409 and 396 BC. After this date, Hieron of Syracuse took over these cities from the Carthaginians.

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