greece_lesbos_mytilene
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth? stater, 1.15g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image), two dots above
Rev.: Incuse punch with uncertain design
REFERENCE: SG 3488
GRADING: VF / AVF, some crystallization and toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1112, $115
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth? stater, 1.21g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image), two dots above
Rev.: Incuse punch with uncertain design of 2 larger and 2 smaller paired objects
REFERENCE: SG 3488
GRADING: AVF / VF, some crystallization and toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1109, $115
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth? stater, 0.62g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image)
Rev.: Incuse square with 4 parts
REFERENCE: SG 3488v, Ros 544v
GRADING: VF / AVF, some crystallization and toning, scarce type and size
ORDER INFO: G2051, $98
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth (twentieth?) stater, 1.11g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image), Greek letters 'lambda-epsilon' between them
Rev.: Incuse quadripartite square with uncertain design
REFERENCE: cf. SG 3488
GRADING: AVF, porosity, patchy toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3297, $125
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth stater, 1.04g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image)
Rev.: Incuse quadripartite square with uncertain design
REFERENCE: cf. SG 3488
GRADING: F / F+, porosity, patchy toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3298, $90
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, ca. 550-500 BC, billon-silver twelfth stater, 0.89g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of African r.
Rev.: Incuse quadripartite square with uncertain design
REFERENCE: VA 7715; Cop 295 var. (head l.); Bod 328 and Tafel 63, 4
GRADING: F+, porosity, spots of corrosion, toning, rare
ORDER INFO: G3295, $175
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), mid-4th c. BC, silver hemidrachm, 2.66g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right
Rev.: Lyre in linear square, Greek legend: MYTI above and to sides
REFERENCE: SG 4265
GRADING: AVF, dark toning
ORDER INFO: G3196, $100
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), ca. 377-326 BC, electrum hektai (sixth stater), 2.56g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev.: Female head with hair bunched in a knot r., within square in shallow incuse
REFERENCE: Bod 95 (unlisted dies), BMC 90, Cop -
GRADING: VF+ / AEF, obv. chin off flan
ORDER INFO: G3197, $435
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), ca. 364 BC, electrum hektai (sixth stater), 2.54g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena facing 3/4 right
Rev.: Hermes, bare-headed, in incuse square right
REFERENCE: Bod 86 (dies "d / gamma")
GRADING: AEF, rev. o/c, attractive style, scarce
ORDER INFO: G2575, $865
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), ca. 377-326 BC, electrum hektai (sixth stater), 2.52g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Apollo r., snake behind
Rev.: Head of Artemis right, hair in sphendone (no snake behind)
REFERENCE: Bod 100, SG 4250
GRADING: AVF
ORDER INFO: G2688, $450
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 360-345 BC, electrum hektai (sixth stater), 2.50g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev.: Female head with hair bunched in a knot r., within square in shallow incuse
REFERENCE: Bod 95
GRADING: F+ / VF, obv. chin off flan
ORDER INFO: G2287, $310
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 450-330 BC, electrum hektae (sixth stater), 2.48g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Aphrodite in sakkos right
Rev.: Lyre in incuse square
REFERENCE: SG 4247, Bod 79
GRADING: VF, bit off-center
ORDER INFO: G2157, $425
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 480-450 BC, electrum hektae (sixth stater), 2.50g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Apollo (Dionysos?) right
Rev.: Head of young male with tainia r. within linear square
REFERENCE: Bod 81
GRADING: VF, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1956, $570
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), mid-4th c. BC, silver hemidrachm, 2.66g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right
Rev.: Lyre in linear square, Greek legend: MYTI above and to sides
REFERENCE: SG 4265
GRADING: VF, slight pitting and toning
ORDER INFO: G1971, $115
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 400-350 BC, silver diobol, 1.23g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right
Rev.: Head of Aphrodite r., hair rolled; behind, control symbol (clear but uncertain; vase?)
REFERENCE: SG 4262v (control symbol), Del 2576v
GRADING: VF / AVF, scrape over Apollo's cheek, dark toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1940, $80
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 400-350 BC, silver diobol, 1.33g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right
Rev.: Head of Aphrodite r., hair rolled
REFERENCE: SG 4262v (control symbol), Del 2576v, Web 5669
GRADING: VF / AVF, dark toning, oversized (drachm?) obv. die, scarce
ORDER INFO: G2326, $125
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 3rd-2nd c. BC, bronze AE15
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Female head (Aphrodite?) with tied hair right;
Rev.: Lyre, Greek legend: M - Y / T - I
REFERENCE: LK 426 var., cf. SG 4277 (Artemis)
GRADING: F+, mottled olive green patina, scrape over part of hair area, very scarce
ORDER INFO: G2621, $48
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 3rd-2nd c. BC, AE18 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right;
Rev.: Lyre between two monograms (one for Mytilene), Greek legend: MYTI
REFERENCE: SG 4273
GRADING: VF+, nice dark red-green patina, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1036, $90
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 2nd-1st c. BC, AE13 (bronze)
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Horned and bearded head of Zeus Ammon to right
Rev.: Terminal figure (cult statue without arms) of Dionysos facing on pedestal, Greek legend: MY / TI, monogram to lower left, ivy leaf to right
REFERENCE: SG 4275v, BMC 134
GRADING: AVF / F, brown patina, scarce
ORDER INFO: G1563, $52
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene? (Lesbos), 3rd-2nd c. BC, bronze AE15
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Female head (Aphrodite?) right, circular c/m (Artemis?)
Rev.: Lyre, stork at right, Greek letters to lower sides: D / I (?)
REFERENCE: cf. SG 4247
GRADING: F, dark red patina, scarce
ORDER INFO: G2321, $36
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), 2nd-1st c. BC, bronze AE17
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Horned and beardless head of Zeus Ammon to right
Rev.: Terminal figure (cult statue without arms) of Dionysos facing on pedestal, Greek legend: MY / TI, monogram to lower left, ivy leaf to right
REFERENCE: SG 4274
GRADING: F, mixed green patina, scarce
ORDER INFO: G2330, $42
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, uncertain of Caria, 400-340 BC, silver hemiobol?, 0.39g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Lion's head 3/4 left, in linear circle
Rev.: Head and neck of bull l., Greek 3-letter sequence (Y flanked by M/A/D on left, Y/T on right) above, Greek 'theta' before, Lycian 'theta' below, all in shallow incuse circle
REFERENCE: Kay 990 var., Kec 862 var., Ros -, Wilk -, SG -, Del -
GRADING: VF+, deep toning, some roughness and pitting, rare
ORDER INFO: G2328, $145



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