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LOT 2713
Ionia, Teos AR Diobol. Circa 320-294 BC.
ΜΕΝΤΩΡ (Mentor), magistrate. Griffin seated to right, right forepaw raised / ΤΗΙ ΜΕΝΤΩ[Ρ], chelys. Kinns 95 var. (magistrate's name downward to left). Extremely Fine. Attractively toned with hints of blue iridescence around the devices on obverse.(0.92gr, 10mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired in London in 2011.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Footnotes
Teos came under the rule of the Achaemenids, when Cyrus II (559-529 BC) was king. The occupation by the Persians led to the exodus of a large part of the population of Teos, between 545 and 540 BC, to Thrace, where they participated in the rebuilding of the city of Abdera. The two cities struck similar silver coins with the depiction of the griffin, seated on the right for Teos and on the left for Abdera.
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LOT 2713
Ionia, Teos AR Diobol.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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