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Nomos 3

10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  4200 CHF
Lot 115

LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 478-455 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 2.53 g 3), c. 470 BC. ΛΕ Forepart of a bridled horse to right, wearing necklace of large beads and with an ornamented truncation Rev. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress and with his neck ornamented with small squares; all in incuse. Bodenstedt Em. 23. An extremely rare and attractive hekte, combining dies used in other issues, all from roughly the same time period. Extremely fine.


From the Anthemion collection, USA, acquired privately from Antiqua Inc., c. 2001.

This very rare issue combines a wonderful obverse die used for Bodenstedt 20, with the reverse type of the incuse head of Herakles that appeared in issues 17-19 and 21. The present obverse is one of the very few produced at Mytilene that bear the initial letters of the name of the island; Lesbos.

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 17:06:02 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:4200 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 10 Mai 2011 at 9:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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