Unrecorded Die Pairing
Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 227. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. Sold For $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.46 g, 2h). Head of Zeus Ammon right / Female head right wearing stephane within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 67 (dies b/
a [unlisted combination]); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 1702; Hirsch 1485 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 1710 (same rev. die). VF, lightly toned. Very rare, only 5 examples known to Bodenstedt, this die pairing unpublished.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 667.
Of the five coins listed by Bodenstedt, three are in museums (Boston, London, and Brussels). This coin is the only example that has appeared at auction recently.