Un trésor d'époque impériale à Mytilène

Abstract

Abstract. - The Mytilène hoard (Sourlanga, 1988) consists of 50 Greek and Roman coins minted between 138 and 253 AD. The circumstances of the burial of this hoard remain unknown, but may be a result of the monetary depreciation of the mid 3rd century and of insecurity linked to the raids of the Goths. The presence of Roman silver coins and four bronze coins from Asian cities may be related to legionary movements in the East. The majority of coins of Lesbos date from the Antonine period. They continued to circulate because of the absence of newer issues, which would have been expensive to strike. The iconography of the issues minted by the koinon of Lesbos contributes additional information about the architecture of the koinon temple and its consecration to the Imperial cult. The iconography of two bronze medallions (from Mytilène and Julia Gordos) reflects ideological themes important to the cities and the Imperial authority.

Ashes to Kraters, Dust to Jugs. Use of Ceramic Vessels as Urns in the Middle and Late Bronze Age East Aegean–West Anatolian Region

“…A cremation burial was discovered in the stone-built Tomb 100 at Archontiki on Psara. 115 However, it remains unclear whether it was deposited in a ceramic vessel or not. As the cemetery remains largely unpublished, the possibility of other cremation burials cannot be dismissed.…”

Early Lesbos between east and west: a ‘grey area’ of Aegean archaeology

“…3 b). One lies far to the S of any other settlement remains, even beyond the modern south harbour, and consists of a box-shaped cutting in the bedrock, inside which were found grey ware amphorae fragments dating to the first half of the sixth century 157 The other archaic tomb (or group of tombs) was found in the centre of the modern town in 1928 along with the Geometric burial mentioned above. How many tombs were grouped together is unclear because the notes made by Lamb and Herbig are so brief.…”

“…Two reliefs of the goddess (one specifically called 'early') have been found recently near to the acropolis of Eresos. 191 Obviously there were elements of the population throughout the island who were still keen to follow this eastern tradition.…”

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“…5 were produced in the center of Mytilene. 23 In the absence of clear data on the discovery context of these items in the Dacian environment, they can only be dated to a larger time period between the end of the 1 st century B.C. and early 2 nd century A.D. 24 Th e small quantity of lead-glazed pottery identifi ed in the two settlements compared to the other types of contemporary import pottery groups recorded on the same sites is not exceptional.…”