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21 February 2021
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Starting Price: 200 CHF
Hammer Price:  950 CHF
Lot 271

LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 11 mm, 2.53 g, 1 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet with crest. Rev. Owl standing to right, head turned to face the viewer; all within linear square. Bodenstedt 105. HGC 6, 1031. Reverse struck off center, otherwise, very fine.

From the Trausnitz Collection.

Bodenstedt believed this was the last issue of Mytilene, struck in the early 320s. The types are clearly those of Athens, though Athena’s helmet lacks the olive leaves and other decoration that appear on Athenian issues.

Online bidding closes: 21 Feb 2021, 17:15:30 CET Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 01:09:04 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:950 CHF by bidder816 (11 bids)
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