Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 2998 SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 21ST NOV) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $600
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SOLD $500
LESBOS, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater (2.50 g), obv. helmeted head of Artemis-Kybele wearing a stephane, decorated with palmettes to right, rev. comic mask to right, within linear square, (cf.S.4243, Bodenstedt 74, SNG von Aulock 7734, BMC 72-73, HGC 6, 1000). Good fine.
Bodenstedt notes 14 examples of this type.
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