Lesbos, Mytilene; head of Apollo/head of calf
Description:
Lesbos, Mytilene, 400 - 350 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / M-Y-T-I; head of calf right.
Diameter:
AE9 mm
Weight:
0,56 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
SG 4269 var. (ethnikon); SNG Cop 370; BMC 20.
Commentary:
black patina, good details
History:
Aristotle lived on Mytilene for two years, 337-335 BC, with his friend and successor, Theophrastus (a native of the island), after becoming the tutor to Alexander, son of King Philip II of Macedon.
Article Number:
037-08-03-41652