v49_0408 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Diobole
MONNAIES 49 (2011)
Starting price : 280.00 €
Estimate : 550.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 280.00 €
Estimate : 550.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Diobole
Date: c. 500-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Éolide, Mytilène
Metal : billon
Diameter : 10 mm
Weight : 1,02 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré avec les groins des deux sangliers visibles. Très jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets mordorés et bleutés acier
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Elsen 105, n° 91
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : deux têtes de sanglier affrontés.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Poids léger. Monnaie divisionnaire rare. Nous n’avons pas pu établir de liaison de coin pertinente.
Lightweight. Rare fractional coinage. We were unable to establish a relevant die bond.
Lightweight. Rare fractional coinage. We were unable to establish a relevant die bond.
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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