LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. Fourrée Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.37 g, 6h).

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Lot: 148. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, Electrum

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. Fourrée Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.37 g, 6h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind. For prototype: cf. Bodenstedt Em. 11; cf. HGC 6, 936. Toned. Good VF. Unusual fourrée with a layer of silver between the electrum and bronze core, visible in spots.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 360 (30 September 2015), lot 143.


Closing Date and Time: 23 February 2022 at 10:49:00 ET.

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