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Diobol

Features

Issuer Mytilene (Lesbos)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 550 BC - 500 BC
Value Diobol (⅓)
Currency Persic siglos/drachm
Composition Srebro
Weight 1.69 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana, Incuse
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
179350
References BMC Greek# 2
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, Traité I# 557-558
Ernest Babelon; 1907. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.1. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies greques depuis les origines jusqu'aux guerres médiques. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France.
, SNG Munich 19# 646
Hans Roland Baldus; 1991. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 19. Troas - Lesbos. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany.
, Rosen# 543
Nancy M. Waggoner; 1983. Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.
, Demeester# 103
Anne Demeester; 2003. Les animaux et la monnaie Grecque = Animals and Greek Coinage. Dereume, Brussels, Belgium.

Obverse

(en) Two confronted boar heads.

Reverse

Dziurkacz kwadratowy z nacięciem.Automatically translated

Mint

Mytilene, Lesbos, modern-day Mytilene, Greece

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ND (550 BC - 500 BC)  Photo $ 20 $ 260

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Solidus Numismatik
Auktion 8
Lot 132
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2016 VF USD 151.07
(EUR 130.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 82
Lot 169
Internet Archive
20 May 2015 VF USD 507.03
(CHF 400.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction P
Lot 1510
Internet Archive
12 May 2005 VF USD 507.03
(CHF 400.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
CNG
Auction 66
Lot 439
Internet Archive
19 May 2004 VF USD 240.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Concordia Numismatic
Auction 26
Lot 319
Internet Archive
27 Feb 2025 F USD 23.24
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismad
Auction 19
Lot 158
Internet Archive
25 Oct 2024 F USD 15.11
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismad
Auction 8
Lot 117
Internet Archive
9 Jun 2023 F USD 19.76
(EUR 17.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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