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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1893471, member: 56859&quot;]Another tiny treasure from the Goldberg lot.&nbsp; This one is pretty interesting.&nbsp; I think the attribution is correct but I haven&#039;t found any pictures or descriptions for comparison other than an unimaged link in WildWinds (under the Greek by Sear number list).&nbsp; There are a few similar bronze coins from Mytilene in a larger bronze denomination.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going through .pdf files of old public domain ancient coin references, hoping for a direct reference other than the WildWinds entry.&nbsp; I may have found one in MacDonald&#039;s book.&nbsp; There are some other websites which house online references but some of them are either down right now or I can&#039;t access them from my location.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]322971[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>LESBOS, Mytilene</b></p><p>400-350 BC</p><p>AE14, 1.7 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of Aphrodite (?) right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev:&nbsp;&nbsp; M-Y, T-I; lyre;&nbsp; tripod (?, looks like an arrow) in left field, monogram in right field</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; SG 4272, BMC 55-57 (per WildWinds); may also be MacDonald Mytilene #4.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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