Triton XIX, Lot: 190. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Young female head right / Facing head of lion (or wolf) in incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 48; HGC 6, 974; SNG von Aulock 7728; Boston MFA –; BMC 33. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, only three examples listed by Bodenstedt, three in CoinArchives.