Ionia, Koinon of Lesbos, Methymna; female head/thunderbolt, grapes
Description:
Ionia, Koinon of Lesbos, Methymna, 330 - 280 BC. Female head right, wearing stephane, earring and necklace / ΑΙΟΛΕ; thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below.
Diameter:
AE16 mm
Weight:
3,96 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 333; SNG München 690 f.
Commentary:
very rare; black patina, well centered
History:
The time between 336 BC and 330 BC was very turbulent for Lesbos with the island changing hands several times between Macedonians and Persians.
Article Number:
031-07-07-41652