Lesbos

Lesbos, Mytilene Hekte Circa 454-428/7 BC., EL 10mm., 2.45g. Helmeted head of Athena r. Rev. Two steer heads confronted; ΛE above; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 35 (dies b/γ). HGC 6, 961 var. (letters not noted). BMC 37.

Very Fine



Extremely rare with letters on reverse, Bodenstedt notes four examples, all from the same reverse die, all in museum collections (Berlin, BM, and Karlsruhe).