bgr_532368 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 550-480
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : billon
Diameter : 7 mm
Weight : 0,65 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais à l’usure régulière. Petite tête masculine inhabituelle. Patine de collection ancienne légèrement granuleuse
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine (Apollon) à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Carré creux quadripartite.
Commentary
Monnaie divisionnaire qui semble inédite et non recensé. Ce type n’est pas sans rappeler les monnaies divisionnaires d’Ionie (SGKB, n° 357-359). Manque aux ouvrages consultés.
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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