v43_0180 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Obole
MONNAIES 43 (2010)
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Obole
Date: c. 500-450
Mint name / Town : Mytilène
Metal : billon
Diameter : 8 mm
Weight : 0,41 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un tout petit flan épais, bien centré avec les groins des deux sangliers visibles. Patine foncée de collection ancienne
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 liaision de coin pertinente.
Lightweight. Rare divisional coin. We were unable to establish a relevant corner connection
Lightweight. Rare divisional coin. We were unable to establish a relevant corner connection
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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