Lesbos
Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10.5 mm, 2.47 g, 5 h). Bare male head to right. Rev. Head of calf to right in linear square. Bodenstedt 39 (α/α, but from an earlier stage of the reverse die, before the appearance of the die-break). Boston 1698. BMC 34. HGC 6, 965. SNG Copenhagen 310. SNG von Aulock 1696. With an attractive and intriguing obverse portrait of an unknown youth. Good very fine.
From the Trausnitz Collection, acquired prior to 2000.
Price realized | 420 CHF |
Starting price | 240 CHF |
Estimate | 300 CHF |