Triton XIX, Lot: 179. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 478-455 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.53 g, 12h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left; Λ[E?] below / Incuse head of bull right. Bodenstedt Em. 27 var. (no legend); HGC 6, 954 var. (same); SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1670 var. (same); BMC 12 var. (same); CNG 99, lot 205. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare variety.

This is an extremely rare variety of this emission that has the first letters of the ethnic of Lesbos, which is also present on some other early issues of this mint.