Description
Troas, Tenedos, late 6th – early 5th century BC. AR Obol. Archaic Janiform head / T; labrys (double-axe)
Troas, Tenedos; AR Obol; Janiform head/labrys
70,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AR10 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,64 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | not in known references with this ethnic, cf. BMC 7 |
| Commentary: | rare; decent details, reverse slightly off-center |
Historical Context
Tenedos is an island off Troas' coast and was the place where, according to Iliás, Greek warriors were hiding after leaving the Trojan horse on the beach of the mainland.
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