Troas, Assos; griffin/head of lion
60,00 €
Description
Troas, Assos, 4th century BC. Griffin seated right / Roaring lion’s head right.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE8 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,68 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | Weber 5319 (attribution is based on similiraty to obol issues; cf. CNG 210, Lot 34; May 13, 2009) |
| Commentary: | olive patina, some light deposits, perfectly centered with good detail |
Historical Context
Around 360 BC Eubulos, a banker, proclaimed himseld tyrant; he was murdered by his servant, an eunuch Hermeias, who took over in 348 BC but was caught and executed by Persian general Memnon three years later.
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