| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30035 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,470 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.55 gm, 1h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Archaic gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Incuse bearded head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress; neck truncation formed by two rows of small squares, four above and six below; rectangle with irregular interior surfaces behind. Bodenstedt 19.1. SNG von Aulock 1691. HGC 6, 944. A spectacular, animated, and terrifying depiction of a gorgoneion ready to attack the viewer, on a delightful pale yellow flan. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 102 (18 May 2016), lot 419. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lesbos-mytilene-ca-521-478-bc-el-sixth-stater-or-hecte-10mm-255-gm-1h-ngc-au-5-5-4-5/a/3113-30035.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 2000-3000 USD |  |
