Ancient NEWP

JCMhouston · August 6, 2015 11:57AM

Was able to get one coin in the Heritage weekly tonight.

LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 454-427 BC. EL hekte (2.52 gm). Forepart of boar right / Head of roaring lion right, within frame set in square incuse. Bodenstedt 41. HGC 6, 967. NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5.

I just love these tiny little electrum coins.

Zohar · August 6, 2015 12:22PM

Saw that one as well yet held back considering the ANA floor/auction sales ahead. Well done.

bronzemat · August 6, 2015 12:32PM

Very nice, especially the reverse.

lordmarcovan · August 6, 2015 4:03PM

Neat.

Got a slab pic, or the cert number for lookup? I'm curious how one of those little electrum pieces looks in an NGC holder.

I haven't had one... yet. But they've caught my eye.

nicholasz219 · August 6, 2015 9:18PM

Great coin, JCM! Sharp all around. I have a silver issue, which is also very tiny. Your EL is very attractive.

JCMhouston · August 6, 2015 10:45PM

7Jaguars · August 7, 2015 12:15AM

Go Jeff! Are ancients starting to draw you? Mom just got back from two weeks of walking about the ruins of Sicily, and such trips seem to increase the fervor even more (hint, hint!)!

JCMhouston · August 7, 2015 3:49AM

Indeed they have 7Jaguars, but only a few so far and nothing really expensive. I'm just dabbling a bit with a few ancient Greek and Roman that I find historically interesting or with designs I particularly like.

Swampboy · August 7, 2015 11:11AM

That's a beautiful piece.

Ancient NEWP

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