E-auction 442-353210 - bgr_693939 - THESSALY - LAMIA Hemidrachme

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Estimate :	180 €
Price :	82 €
Maximum bid :	183 €
End of the sale :	04 October 2021 14:04:30
bidders :	11 bidders

Type : Hemidrachme

Date: c. 400-344 AC.

Mint name / Town : Lamia, Thessalie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 16,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 2,47 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

GC.2141 (140£) - BMC.3 - Cop.77 - P.- - SB.- - Lockett1551 - HGCS. 4/105 (R1)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête imberbe de Dionysos à gauche, la tête coiffée d’une couronne de vigne.

Reverse

Reverse description : Amphore surmontée d’une feuille de vigne ; dans le champ à droite, un prochous (aiguière).

Reverse legend : MALIE/WN

Reverse translation : (de Lamia).

Commentary

Ce type pourrait avoir été frappés pour les Maliens à Lamia. Cependant, dans la collection BCD, ce type représenté par un seul exemplaire, n° 124 est bien attribué à Lamia. Semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
This type could have been struck for the Malians in Lamia. However, in the BCD collection, this type represented by a single example, no. 124 is indeed attributed to Lamia. Seems much rarer than general works suggest.