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Triton XVIII Sessions 1 & 2  6 January 2015
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Lot 595

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 4250 USD
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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10.5mm, 2.55 g, 12h). Forepart of goat right, head reverted / Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 42; HGC 6, 968; SNG von Aulock 1693; SNG Lockett 2757 = Pozzi 2320; Boston MFA 1682; BMC 29–30; Weber 5606. EF, toned.


From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 285.

The reverse type of this issue is thought to be copied from that of the famous Athenian dekadrachms.
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