Live auction - bgr_687576 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Statère
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 425 € |
| Maximum bid : | 425 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 September 2021 14:34:44 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Statère
Date: c. 550-480 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Weight : 10,86 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan bien centré à l’usure importante mais régulière. Jolie représentation du droit. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Deux têtes de vaches affrontés ; au-dessus, une branche d’olivier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux .
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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