★ From the collection of Judge L. M. L. H. C. Graf von Lanckoroński (1884-1967), ex M&M AG XXV, 1962, 463 ★

LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 11 mm, 2.54 g, 6 h). Head of a ram to right; below, rooster standing left, pecking at the ground. Rev. Incuse head of a lion to left with rectangular punch to right. Bodenstedt 11.11 and pl. 50, Є/ζ ( this coin ). Boston MFA 1677. SNG Copenhagen 300. SNG von Aulock 7718. Well struck and beautifully toned, a wonderful example with an excellent pedigree. Very light marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collections of Dr. med. Cora Flinsch (1920-2022) and that of Judge Leo Maria Ludwig Heinrich Carl Graf von Lanckoroński (1884-1967), ex Münzen & Medaillen AG XXV, 17 November 1962, 463 (described as 'de style et de conservation splendides').