bgr_407442 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Huitième de statère
220.00 €(Approx. 259.60$ | 191.40£)
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Type : Huitième de statère
Date: c. 500-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Weight : 1,27 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré. Joli droit inhabituel. Belle patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
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. Type épigraphe.
Lightweight. Rare divisional coin. We were unable to establish a relevant corner connection. Epigraph type
Lightweight. Rare divisional coin. We were unable to establish a relevant corner connection. Epigraph type
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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