bgr_704871 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Diobole
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Type : Diobole
Date: c. 500-450
Mint name / Town : Éolide, Mytilène
Metal : billon
Diameter : 10 mm
Weight : 1,04 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Jolis sangliers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : deux têtes de sanglier affrontés.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Monnaie divisionnaire rare.
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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