LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.52 g, 10h). Forepart of goat right, head reverted / Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 42; HGC 6, 968. VF, toned, die breaks on the reverse.The reverse type of this issue is thought to be copied from that of the famous Athenian dekadrachms.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g, 8h). Bearded head of Priapos right, wearing tainia / Head of female (nymph Chione or Dione?) right, hair in sphendone, within shallow incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 43; HGC 6, 969. VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.50 g, 3h). Head of Persephone right / Head of lion right within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 49; HGC 6, 975. VF, minor obverse die rust, reverse die break.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 9h). Wreathed and bearded head of Dionysos right / Confronted calves' heads within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 50; HGC 6, 976 corr. (palmette not always present). VF, large die break on the reverse.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g, 5h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of Silenos right within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 51; HGC 6, 977. VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 6h). Young male head right, wearing tainia / Wreathed male head right, wearing long beard, in incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 52; HGC 6, 978. VF. Well centered obverse.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g, 8h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Kantharos; ivy leaves flanking base; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 53.1; HGC 6, 979. VF, die break on the reverse.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of calf right within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 56; HGC 6, 982. Good VF. Well centered.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.56 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Confronted rams' heads; palmette above; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 57; HGC 6, 983 corr. (palmette not noted). VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g, 2h). Forepart of winged lion left / Sphinx seated right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 63; HGC 6, 989. VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g, 9h). Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of Amazon right, wearing ornate helmet, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 64; HGC 6, 990. VF, some obverse die rust, die break on the reverse.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g, 5h). Head of Ares right, wearing crested helmet decorated with forepart of griffin / Head of Amazon right, wearing ornate helmet, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 65; HGC 6, 991. VF. Well centered.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g, 8h). Bearded head of Ares right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Crested Corinthian helmet facing in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 66; HGC 6, 992. VF, a bit of die rust.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.49 g, 7h). Head of nymph right / Horned head of Pan right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 69; HGC 6, 995. VF. Well centered.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of female right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 70; HGC 6, 996. VF, small obverse die break by Apollo's chin.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing satrapal headdress, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 71; HGC 6, 997. VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane; all in linear frame within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 73; HGC 6, 999. VF, obverse die rust.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.51 g, 12h). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Head of youthful male (Pan?) right, wearing tainia, within linear square. Bodenstedt Em. 81; HGC 6, 1007. VF.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.70 g, 12h). Simalion, magistrate. Class D, circa 370-360 BC. Bee / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, ΣIMAΛIΩN to right. Pixodarus –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; CNG 93, lot 376. Near VF, surface pitting and scratches. Very rare issue.From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.68 g, 12h). Cistophoric issue. Struck 137-134 BC. Cista mystica with serpent within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, nude male (Herakles?) standing left, holding club and lion skin; to right, hippocamp left. Kleiner & Noe Series 39.56; SNG Copenhagen –. Near VF. Well struck. Rare series.From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 876098 (July 2010).