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bgr_514393 - TROAS - SKEPSIS Drachme

TROAS - SKEPSIS Drachme XF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 550.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Skepsis, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 3,63 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Belle représentation du droit. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
BMC.4  - GC.4129 (150£) - Aulock-  - Cop.470

Obverse

Obverse description : protomé de cheval à droite.
Obverse legend : S-KH-YI-ON.
Obverse translation : (Sképsion).

Reverse

Reverse description : palmier dans une double carré, linéaire et globulé ; le tout dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Reverse legend : N|-.

Commentary

Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous présentons ce type à la vente.

Historical background

TROAS - SKEPSIS

(5th - 4th century BC).

Scepsis located on the Scamandre about thirty kilometers from the city of Scamandre, was a city in the heart of the Troad. The city was abandoned in 310 BC to found Antigoneia. After the battle of Ipsos and the death of Antigone, Lysimachus gave it the name of Alexandreia. He authorized before the end of his reign, the inhabitants who wished to return to their city of origin.

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