Ancients
LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 412-378 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (10mm, 2.55 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Head of Ariadne left, hair in sphendone and saccos decorated with three grape bunches / Lion, spearhead in jaws, crouching right in linear square, within incuse square. Bodenstedt 78. HGC 6, 1004. Choice detail highlighted by old toning. The lion is simply wonderful!
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Estimate: 400-600 USD