Lot 2566

Description

Caria, Kaunos or Mint B (Troxell), uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.43 g), obv. winged back and feet of a muscular Hermes with outstretched arm in kneeling-running position to left, Carian lettered monogram OY to right, rev. square incuse field with irregular field, (S.-, cf.Hyla Troxell 'Winged Carians' in Essays Thompson, No.34-35 (p.262, Pl.31 same obverse die for 35 and a reverse die similar to No.34, SNG von Aulock 2434, Gorny & Mosch Auktion 134 (11 October 2004, lot 1474). Nearly very fine, uneven patination on the obverse, extremely rare.

Ex Giessener Munzhandlung Auction Sale 101 6 March 2000 (lot 1199 part).
Apparently from a recent hoard that contained several examples of this type. No similar types have been listed in Giessener Munzhandlung Sales. The attribution of this annonymous archaic coin has been given to Kaunos by the cataloguer of Giessener Munzhandlung sales and to Mint 2 (uncertain) by Troxell. The reverse of this coin in an earlier version of other examples in ancient coinage. It has a crude incuse square field with raised pattern within the field. See Lanz lot 380, November 25, 2005 for similar example.