Islands off Troas, Tenedos Triobol 550-470 BC (No reserve price)

Islands off Troas, Tenedos.
550-470 BC.
Triobol (Silver, 14 mm, 1.67 g).
Rare.

Obv: Janiform archaic head of Zeus on the left and Hera on the right.
Rev: TEN-EΔI. Double axe; all within incuse square.

Reference: BMC 6. HGC 6, 380. SNG Copenhagen 506.

Tenedos, a strategically located island near the Hellespont, controlled routes between the Aegean and Black Sea and served as an important naval and commercial center. Its coinage features a distinctive janiform head, possibly linked to divine twins or a local dual cult, and a double axe associated with religious or civic authority. The island’s fortunes shifted amid conflicts involving Athens, Persia, and the Hellenistic kingdoms.

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