Lesbos, Mytilene(?); male head/lyre
60,00 €
Description
Lesbos, Mytilene (uncertain), 4th century BC. Male head (Apollo? River god?) right / M-Y-T-E (off flan); lyre.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE7 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,84 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | not in known references (cf. Lanz, ebay 230954451509) |
| Commentary: | rare; olive patina, some light deposits, obverse slightly off-center |
Historical Context
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.
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