5. Dacian Didrachma coin, Virjeu-Bucharest type, 2nd-1st Century B.C., silver, museum piece

Starting price

EUR 500

Sold

EUR 3.825

Session

Fri, 14 July 2023 12:00

Obverse: strongly stylized and crowned head of Zeus, facing right Reverse: strongly stylized head, facing left - Such as all European civilizations from the periphery of the Greco-Roman world, Geto-Dacian coins take over not only the style and iconography of Hellenistic and Roman coins, but also the technology of their production - Didrachma, as the name indicates, represented the equivalent of two Drachmas, having a border value between the silver Drachma and the Tetradrachm with a higher value Among the artistic prototypes taken over from Hellenistic space by the Geto-Dacians include the representation of Zeus, a stylised horseman, or a Greco-Roman type with an ianiform (two-faced) head

Dimensions

custom d=22 mm

Description

silver

PROVENANCE

The coin is bought from an auction house from Harwich, Great Britain. The owner is in possession of all purchase documents, and their copies, containing personal data, as well as the erased prices, will be made available to the buyer.

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