bgr_513671 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Unité
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 250-200 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 3,70 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais bien centré. Belle tête d’Héra. Revers inhabituel. Belle patine verte
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Héra à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque, coiffée du stéphané.
Reverse
Reverse description : Foudre horizontal surmontant une grappe de raisin.
Reverse legend : AIOLE
Reverse translation : (Aiole).
Commentary
L’attribution à Aiole n’est pas assurée et il faut plutôt attribuer ce monnayage à Mytilène. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
The attribution to Aiole is not assured and this coinage must rather be attributed to Mytilene. This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
The attribution to Aiole is not assured and this coinage must rather be attributed to Mytilene. This type seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we are offering it for sale.
Historical background
AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE
(4th - 3rd 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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