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bgr_864112 - AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Unité

AIOLIS - LESBOS ISLAND - MYTILENE Unité XF
125.00 €(Approx. 131.25$ | 103.75£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 250-200 AC.
Mint name / Town : Mytilène, Éolide
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait d’Apollon. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :

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 trois cordes entourée d’un pétoncle ? en haut à droite et de deux monogrammes.
Reverse legend : MU/T-I/ (NA - PATW).
Reverse translation : (Mytilène).

Commentary


Le symbole placé à droite de la lyre est difficile à interpréter.

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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