Live auction - bgr_467927 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Double sicle
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| Estimate : | 900 € |
| Price : | 700 € |
| Maximum bid : | 700 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 March 2018 14:30:35 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Double sicle
Date: c. 550-480
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Weight : 11,14 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais bien centré. Joli droit bien venu à la frappe malgré le métal. Jolie patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : deux têtes de veaux affrontés, surmontées d’une branche d’olivier.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux informe.
Commentary
Monnaie divisionnaire rare. Nous n’avons pas pu établir de liaison 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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