Live auction - bgr_717997 - AIOLIS - ELAIA Diobole
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| Estimate : | 180 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 25 January 2022 14:17:07 |
Type : Diobole
Date: c. 400 AC.
Mint name / Town : Elaia, Éolide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 1,16 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers mais très belle couronne d’olivier. Portrait à l’usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection du Professeur Dr. Franke
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna casquée à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Légende dans une couronne d’olivier ; le tout dans les restes d’un carré creux.
Reverse legend : E-L-A-I.
Reverse translation : (Elaia).
Commentary
Divisonnaire rare.
Historical background
AIOLIS - ELAIA
(5th - 4th century BC)
Elaiai was a city located on the coast southwest of Pergamum. Under the Attalid kings, the city became the port of Pergame.
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