TENEDOS TROAS SILVER OBOL_______Ancient Greece_______CAPTURED BY ACHILLES

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19H105
FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL SILVER GREEK OBOL OF TENEDOS TROAS FROM 450 - 387 BC .
According to Homer, the island was captured by Achilles during the siege of Troy.
THE SIZE IS 7.8 MM AND 0.60 GRAMS.
BMC 7
OBVERSE – Janiform head of Hera, on left, and Zeus, on right
REVERSE – Double ax within linear frame, all within shallow incuse square
Homer mentions Apollo as the chief deity of Tenedos in his time. According to him, the island was captured by Achilles during the siege of Troy.
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