LESBOS. Mytilene. EL Hekte (2.54 gms), ca. 377-326 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Scratches.
Bodenstedt-92; HGC-6, 1018. Obverse: Half length bust of Maenad right, with hair in sphendone; Reverse: Race torch in linear square within shallow incuse square. This elegant type presents a very lively Maenad with free-flowing hair. Well centered and lightly toned, with very little in the way of handling observed.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Ex: Goldberg 53 (5/2009) Lot # 1683.
Estimate: $800 - $1200