bgr_463932 - TROAS - ASSOS Obole
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 175.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 175.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 480-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Assos, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré à l’usure régulière. Frappe un peu faible au droit. Joli revers. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Griffon assis à droite, levant l’antérieur droit.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de lion à droite, la gueule béante dans un carré creux.
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type fait penser au monnayage de Téos (Ionie) pour le droit et de Cyzique (Mysie) pour le revers.
Lightweight. This type is reminiscent of the coinage of Teos (Ionia) on the obverse and of Cyzicus (Mysia) on the reverse.
Lightweight. This type is reminiscent of the coinage of Teos (Ionia) on the obverse and of Cyzicus (Mysia) on the reverse.
Historical background
TROAS - ASSOS
(5th - 3rd century BC)
The city of Assos was located on the Gulf of Adramytion west of Antandros, opposite the island of Lesbos. Founded in the 7th century by lesbian settlers, it successively came under Lydian and then Persian domination. After the Persian Wars, it joined the Delos League and became a tributary of Athens. The city reached its peak in the 4th century BC under the direction of Eubulus, then of the philosopher Hermias, who brought Aristotle there in 347 BC. The city was incorporated into the kingdom of Pergamum in 241 BC before becoming part of the province of Asia after 133 BC.
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