bgr_836310 - TROAS - TENEDOS Obole
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Item sold on our e-shop (2024)
Price : 180.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2024)
Price : 180.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 480-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Ténédos, Troade
Metal : silver
Diameter : 8,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,49 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête janiforme de Philomène à gauche et de Ténès barbue à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : T-E.
Reverse description : Double hache ou bipenne (labrys) dans un carré creux linéaire.
Historical background
TROAS - TENEDOS
(5th century BC)
Tenedos was a city-state on an island located southwest of Ilion (Troy). The city was famous for the beauty of its women. Coinage is abundant in the classical and Hellenistic periods.
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