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Type : Obole
Date: c. 550-480
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 8 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré à l’usure importante mais régulière. Sangliers agréables. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : deux têtes de sanglier affrontés.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Amphore dans un carré creux.
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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