bgr_721047 - THRACE - LYSIMACHIA Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 196-190 AC.
Mint name / Town : Lysimachia, Thrace
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,58 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête féminine au droit. Joli revers. Belle patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête tourelée et laurée de Tyché ou de Cybèle à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Lion assis à droite, la gueule ouverte ; derrière, un grain d’orge.
Reverse legend : LUSIMA/CEWN
Reverse translation : (de Lysimachia).
Commentary
La tête est parfois interprétée comme celle de Cybèle. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
The head is sometimes interpreted as that of Cybele. This type seems rarer than general works suggest.
The head is sometimes interpreted as that of Cybele. This type seems rarer than general works suggest.
Historical background
THRACE - LYSIMACHIA
(4th - 3rd century BC)
Lysimachia, the ancient Cardia, destroyed by Lysimachus, was founded in 309 BC Main residence of the Diadochus until his death in 281 BC.
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