LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 5h). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 381. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, Electrum

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 5h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Confronted boars’ heads; A between; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 45; HGC 6, 971; Asia Minor Coins 12993 (this coin). Toned, minor marks. Good VF. Very rare, one of only three in CoinArchives with a letter on the reverse.

From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Agora Auctions 16 (5 April 2016), lot 36.

Bodenstedt's Emission 45 contains two varieties, with and without a small letter A between the boars' heads, both of which are quite rare.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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