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bgr_532368 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Obole

AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Obole XF
150.00 €(Approx. 162.00$ | 129.00£)
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 550-480
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 7 mm
Weight : 0,65 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais à l’usure régulière. Petite tête masculine inhabituelle. Patine de collection ancienne légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine (Apollon) à gauche.

Reverse


Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.

Commentary


Monnaie divisionnaire qui semble inédite et non recensé. Ce type n’est pas sans rappeler les monnaies divisionnaires d’Ionie (SGKB, n° 357-359). Manque aux ouvrages consultés.

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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