bgr_464743 - THRACE - THRACIAN KINGDOM - SEUTHES III Demi-unité
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Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 230.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 230.00 €
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 325-316 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,67 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier bien centré. Belle tête de Zeus. Frappe un peu faible au revers. Jolie patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue de Zeus à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Cavalier nu passant au pas à droite ; astre à huit rais entre les jambes du cheval.
Reverse legend : SEUQOU
Reverse translation : (de Seuthès).
Commentary
Il existe à ce type deux dénominations (HGCS. 1713 et 1714). Malgré la rareté du type, nous n’avons pas relevé d’identité de coin pertinente. C’est la première fois que nous présentons ce type à la vente.
There are two denominations of this type (HGCS. 1713 and 1714). Despite the rarity of the type, we have not found any relevant die identity. This is the first time we are offering this type for sale.
There are two denominations of this type (HGCS. 1713 and 1714). Despite the rarity of the type, we have not found any relevant die identity. This is the first time we are offering this type for sale.
Historical background
THRACE - THRACIAN KINGDOM - SEUTHES III
(c. 325-313 BC)
Seuthès III seems to have been the brother of Cotys. He is mentioned in an inscription which establishes an alliance between Athens and this character in 331 BC. King of part of Thrace, he seems to have been a tributary of the kingdom of Macedonia at the time of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). After the death in 325 BC of Zopyrion, governor of Thrace against the Getae, Seuthes III seems to have revolted against the Macedonian yoke. It was Antipater who forced him to submit. He seems to have repeated it in 323 BC after the death of the conqueror, this time fighting against Lysimachus, the new governor of Thrace. Seuthès submitted again, which did not prevent him from revolting again around 313 BC and joining forces with Antigone le Borgne against his powerful neighbour. Defeated by Lysimachus, he then seems to disappear from the political scene.
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