Description: GREEK ISLAND OF LESBOS, MYTILENE 377-326 BC Electrum 1/6th Stater NGC CHXF Strike 4/5 Surface 4/5 Male Head of Apollo, a Warrior or Hero. Reverse could be Zeus. The story of the world’s first coins, seemingly introduced in the mid-seventh century B.C. were made of electrum is well known. This alloy of gold and silver earned its name from its pale yellow color, which resembled amber, called “electron” in Greek. We know it today as Electrum. Lydia was one of the first places to stamp coins using precious metals. Electrum was a natural alloy of gold and silver, available locally, and was largely controlled by the Lydian kings who turned some of it into coins by applying a design on lumps of electrum of consistent weights. Lesbos is the 3rd largest island tucked into the Asia Minor peninsula, about 10 miles from the coast (south of Troy, north of Izmir). Mytilene was its capital city. The electrum coinage from the Mytilene mint (447-326 BCE) had an average gold content of 42 +/- 14% (according to Bodenstadt’s analysis of over 50 coins from that era). This Electrum 1/6 Stater features a young male head possibly a Prince, Warrior, or Young Apollo with a reverse of a bearded Male - maybe Zeus? Guaranteed Genuine Capstonecoins.com Austin TX 78717
Price: 2367.33 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
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Denomination: 1/6th
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Electrum
Year: 454 BC
Era: Ancient
Grade: CHXF
Certification: NGC
