Live auction - bgr_559640 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Hecté
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Estimate : | 720 € |
Price : | 544 € |
Maximum bid : | 544 € |
End of the sale : | 10 March 2020 14:18:51 |
bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Hecté
Date: c. 346 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : electrum
Diameter : 11 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 2,57 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire bien centré au droit, légèrement décentré au revers. Superbe portrait d’Apollon de style fin
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection M C Lille
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d'Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque ; derrière un petit serpent.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête de Koré ou d’Artémis à droite, les cheveux tenus dans un sphendone ; le tout dans un carré linéaire.
Commentary
L’électrum est un alliage d’or et d’argent.