Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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LESBOS. Mytilene. EL Hekte (2.55 gms), ca. 377-326 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Scuffs.
Bodenstedt-86; HGC-6, 1012. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right; Reverse: Head of Hermes right, wearing kausia behind his draped neck; all within linear square. One of the more artistically captivating designs in this vast series, the present piece offers a well centered strike of fine stule, with just a few light scuffs across the face of Athena.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Bodenstedt-86; HGC-6, 1012. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right; Reverse: Head of Hermes right, wearing kausia behind his draped neck; all within linear square. One of the more artistically captivating designs in this vast series, the present piece offers a well centered strike of fine stule, with just a few light scuffs across the face of Athena.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Ex: Goldberg 63 (5/2011) Lot # 2472.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000