TROAS, Assos. Koinon of Aiolis. Circa 310-280 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (15mm, 3.81 g, 9h). VF.

Electronic Auction 601
Lot: 100. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Bronze

Sold For $ 475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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TROAS, Assos. Koinon of Aiolis. Circa 310-280 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (15mm, 3.81 g, 9h). Diademed head of female (Hera?) right / Thunderbolt; kerykeion below. Lazzarini, Inizio, p. 11; CN Online Type 20410. Earthen dark green-brown patina, pitting. VF.

See D.S. Lenger, “A Phantom City in the Troad: Aioleion and its Coinage” in Phila 3 (2017), for a thorough reevaluation of this coinage, which was struck in the name of the Koinon of Aiolis at the mint of Assos around the turn of the 4th century BC.

Closing Date and Time: 17 December 2025 at 10:33:00 ET.

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