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 The earliest, archaic coinage of the island, not attributed to any city, though possibly from Mytilene. Although the metal is considered billon in catalogs, i.e. low-grade silver, it more resembles decent archaic silver than later billon issues of Rome and Byzantium with minimal precious metal content. The two confronted boars heads that form also a facing panther image is an interesting example of early ancient optical illusions. The signs between the heads vary, and on some issues include the elusive Greek "LE" designation of the island.