LESBOS. Mytilene. EL Hekte (1/6 Stater) (2.54 gms), ca. 377-326 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5.Bodenstedt-95; HGC-6, 1021 (obv. described as Dionysos). Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo (or Dionysos) right; Reverse: Draped female bust right, with hair in bun; all within linear square. An extremely attractive specimen, with a light tone and good luster, and a near perfect centering of strike on each side--very difficult to encounter in this small electrum denomination. Choice for the designation assigned.
