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Lot 36: LESBOS. Methymna. Circa 500/480-460 BC. AR Diobol. 
AUCTION: Sale 222
- Sold Winning Bid: $825
- 4 Bid(s)
Description
LESBOS. Methymna. Circa 500/480-460 BC. AR Diobol (11mm - 1.31 g). Facing gorgoneion / Bearded male head right, wearing Corinthian helmet, in dotted square within incuse square. Franke, Münzprägung 6; SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF, minor porosity. Very rare and perhaps the finest known.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group E 174, lot 42 (@$731); The David Herman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 73, 13 September 2006), lot 309 (@$1200); Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 203 (@$2075).
Lot Details
- Offered By: VAuctions
- Lot #: 36
- Listing #: 212078
- Closed: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:10:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $1,000