Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 4045 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $1,500
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LESBOS, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C., electrum gold hekte (2.51 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. female head right, hair in long plait down neck, within linear square in incuse square, (cf.S.4243, Bodenstedt Em. 70 (dies c/- unlisted reverse die), SNG Fitz.4353 [same obv. die]), BMC 103, SNG Von Aulock 1713, Weber 5619). Nearly extremely fine, slightly off-centred on the obverse, rare.
Ex CNG Mail Bid Sale 70 (lot 225), September 21, 2005, lot includes detailed descriptive ticket and CNG ticket. Bodenstedt report a total of 34 examples of this type.
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