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Lesbos
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Lesbos, c. 500 - 450 B.C.
Silver 1/10th stater, SGCV II 3488, Rosen 542, VF, 1.078g, 9.0mm, Lesbos mint, confronting boar heads, creating the illusion of a facing head of a panther; reverse incuse square punch; an unusual use of illusion on a coin. The two confronting boars' heads can also be viewed as the facing head of a panther.
Ex- FORVM
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