bgr_717242 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Huitième de statère
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Type : Huitième de statère
Date: c. 550-480 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Île de Lesbos
Metal : billon
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Weight : 1,26 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli portrait. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Apollon avec la tainia, à gauche .
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré quadripartite en incus.
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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