Live auction - bgr_612043 - CRETE - LYTTOS Statère
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| Estimate : | 1 500 € |
| Price : | 900 € |
| Maximum bid : | 950 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 September 2020 14:24:27 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Statère
Date: c. 320-270 AC.
Mint name / Town : Lyttos, Crète
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,76 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, centré. Métal légèrement piqué. Belle tête de sanglier. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :
Sv.35 - GC.3240
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Frank Febrer, artiste peintre décédé en 2013
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Aigle volant à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE.
Reverse description : Tête de sanglier à gauche dans un carré creux.
Reverse legend : LUTTI/ON.
Reverse translation : (de Lyttos).
Historical background
CRETE - LYTTOS
(320-270 BC)
Lyttos, mentioned in the Iliad (II, 647), is located in the eastern part of the island. It would have been founded by Lyktos, son of Lykaon, king of Arcadia. Lyttos was destroyed by Aetolian mercenaries with the help of Knossos (220 BC.).
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