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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (10mm, 2.53 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Archaic gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Head of Heracles to right, bearded and wearing lion skin headdress; neck truncation formed by two rows of small squares, four above and six below; behind head, rectangle with irregular field; all incuse. Bodenstedt em. 19.1. SNG von Aulock 1691. HGC 6, 944. Remarkable style and strike with near perfect centering.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-2000 USD
LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (10mm, 2.53 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Archaic gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Head of Heracles to right, bearded and wearing lion skin headdress; neck truncation formed by two rows of small squares, four above and six below; behind head, rectangle with irregular field; all incuse. Bodenstedt em. 19.1. SNG von Aulock 1691. HGC 6, 944. Remarkable style and strike with near perfect centering.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-2000 USD