Mysia, Eleutheria; head of Athena/lion
130,00 €
Description
Mysia, Eleutheria, 4th century BC. Three-quarter facing head of Athena, wearing helmet with five crests and necklace / EΛEΥ; lion walking right, head turned left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE10 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,92 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | Imhoof-Blumer, KM pl. I, 15; Head, HN p. 528 |
| Commentary: | rare; brown patina, sharp details |
Historical Context
The town of Eleutherion is only known from a short passage in the 6th century geographical works of Stephanus Byzantinus, and this small coin.
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