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Live auction - bgr_654425 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Double sicle

AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Double sicle XF
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Estimate : 900 €
Price : 930 €
Maximum bid : 930 €
End of the sale : 07 December 2021 14:34:06
bidders : 6 bidders
Type : Double sicle
Date: c. 550-480
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Weight : 11,19 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Jolie représentation du droit. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Deux têtes de veaux affrontés, surmontées d’une branche d’olivier.

Reverse


Reverse description : Carré creux informe.

Commentary


Monnaie divisionnaire rare.

Historical background


AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE

(6th - 4th century BC)

The island of Lesbos is located opposite the western coast of Asia Minor, at the entrance to the Gulf of Adramyteion at the mouth of the Hellespont. Mytilene, located on the eastern part of the island facing the mainland, was the main city.

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