Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 28  –  9 - 14 December 2023

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 28

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part 1: Sa, 09.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 2: Su, 10.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 3: Mo, 11.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 12.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 13.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 6: Th, 14.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
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Description

BITHYNIA. Herakleia Pontika. Circa 530-520 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10 mm, 2.54 g, 11 h). Head of Herakles to left, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMC 7-11 ('Erythrai'). W. Fischer-Bossert: Die Elektronhekten mit dem Herakleskopf: Herakleia Pontike, nicht Erythrai, in: NZ 126 (2020), Group 16. SNG Kayhan 737-8 ('Erythrai'). SNG von Aulock 1942 ('Erythrai'). Struck from somewhat worn dies and with a light scratch on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

From a British collection of electrum coins from Lesbos and Ionia, formed in the early 2000s.

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Price realized 550 CHF
Starting price 100 CHF
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