Live auction - bgr_854905 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - METHYMNA Hemiobole ou tetartemorion
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 24 October 2023 14:14:57 |
Type : Hemiobole ou tetartemorion
Date: c. 500/480 - 460 AC.
Mint name / Town : Methymna, Lesbos
Metal : silver
Diameter : 6,5 mm
Weight : 0,26 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique exemplaire, bien centré des deux côtés. Portrait de toute beauté, finement détaillé et bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue de Silène de face.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Monnaie divisionnaire rare.
Historical background
AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - METHYMNA
(5th century BC)
Methymna was located northwest of the island of Lesbos opposite Mytilene opposite the coast of Troad.
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