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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 75 € |
| Maximum bid : | 75 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 January 2022 14:15:25 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 350-300 AC.
Mint name / Town : Troade, Gergis
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,76 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Métal piqué, notamment au droit. Très beau sphinx au revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de la Sibylle Hiérophile laurée, tournée de trois quarts de face à droite avec un grand collier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Sphinx assis à droite, les ailes repliées.
Reverse legend : GER
Historical background
TROAS - GERGIS
(4th century BC)
Gergis was not very far from Ilion (Troy) and is certainly confused with the site of Bali-Dagh (Klio 1909, p.10). Attalus I of Pergame installed the inhabitants of Gergis in a new city after 241 BC..
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