LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 454-427 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.54 gm, 1h). NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5. Head of Actaeon right, with wavy hair, stag horn sprouting from head / Head of gorgoneion facing; within incuse square. Bodenstedt 54. HGC 6, 980. Bright, lustrous flan. In Greek mythology, Actaeon was a woodlands hunter who chanced to spy Artemis bathing in a stream. In retaliation for his gazing upon her nakedness, she turned him into a stag, which was then chased down and torn apart by his own hunting hounds.
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Price realized | 1'250 USD |
Starting price | 500 USD |
Estimate | 1'000 USD |