| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30039 Price realized: 1,450 USD (Approx. 1,322 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. 377-326 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.54 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, edge filing. Head of Apollo Carneius right, with horn of Ammon / Eagle standing right, wings closed, head reverted; within linear frame, all within incuse square. Bodenstedt 104. Gulbenkian 886. A marvelous specimen with charcoal toning on bright straw-yellow surfaces. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Jean Vinchon, Auction (27 February 1961), lot 196. Apollo Carneius was a deity recognized particularly in the regions of Sparta, the Peloponnese, and Doric cities in Magna Grecia. The name Carneius is believed to be derived from "Carneus" or "Carnus," and it signifies "the god of flocks and herds" in a broader sense, pertaining to the harvest and the vintage. He was honored through the festival known as Carneia, which was one of the significant tribal traditional festivals of these areas. The Carneia festival had agrarian, military, and piacular (expiatory) characteristics. It commemorated the death of Carnus, an Acarnanian seer and favorite of Apollo, who was suspected of espionage and was slain, prompting Apollo to afflict the army with a pestilence, which ceased only with the institution of the Carneia. The festival suspended all military operations during its observance, which lasted from the 7th to the 15th of the month Carneus (approximately August). The tradition of Carneia was so ingrained that it affected military movements, as seen in instances like the delay in Spartan assistance during the Battle of Marathon, and the dispatch of a smaller advance guard instead of the main Spartan force during the Battle of Thermopylae. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lesbos-mytilene-ca-377-326-bc-el-sixth-stater-or-hecte-11mm-254-gm-8h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-3-5-edg/a/3113-30039.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 1000-3000 USD |  |
