Ancients
LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.55 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Archaic gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Incuse bearded head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress; neck truncation formed by two rows of small squares, four above and six below; rectangle with irregular interior surfaces behind. Bodenstedt 19.1. SNG von Aulock 1691. HGC 6, 944. Perfectly struck. High relief obverse die.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-2000 USD