E-auction 250-172689 - bgr_287222 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 195 € |
| Price : | 210 € |
| Maximum bid : | 450 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 January 2018 14:01:30 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : hemidrachme
Date: c. 350-250 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,57 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale et irrégulier, un peu court au revers sur la légende. Beau portrait d’Apollon, bien venu à la frappe. Frappe un peu molle au revers avec une usure plus prononcée. Jolie patine grise avec des reflets doréx
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Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Weil de Neuilly en octobre 2002
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Lyre à six cordes, ornée d’une cordelette noueuse dans un carré linéaire , un thyrse dans le champ à gauche.
Reverse legend : MU/[T-I]
Reverse translation : (Mytilène).
Commentary
Le symbole placé à gauche de la lyre semble difficile à interpréter, mais il semble bien qu’il s’agisse d’un thyrse, symbole accompagnant DIonysos.
Historical background
AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE
(4th - 3rd 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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