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Live auction - bgr_709321 - TROAS - ASSOS Obole

TROAS - ASSOS Obole VF/XF
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : 90 €
Maximum bid : 90 €
End of the sale : 25 January 2022 14:14:55
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Obole
Date: c. 480-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Assos, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 8,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 0,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Belle tête de lion. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
BMC.3  - Cop.-  - GC.4044 (140£) - Aulock-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Griffon assis à droite, levant l’antérieur droit.

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête de lion à droite, la gueule béante dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : ASSOON.
Reverse translation : (D’Assos).

Commentary

Ce type fait penser au monnayage de Téos (Ionie) pour le droit et de Cyzique (Mysie) pour le revers.

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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