v43_0179 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Diobole
MONNAIES 43 (2010)
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Diobole
Date: c. 500-450
Mint name / Town : Mytilène
Metal : billon
Diameter : 10 mm
Weight : 1,21 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan épais, bien centré avec les groins des deux sangliers visibles. Patine gris foncé, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : deux têtes de sanglier affrontés.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Poids léger. Monnaie divisionnaire rare. Nous n’avons pas pu établir de liaision de coin pertinente.
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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