Lot 4272
Sale 130 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Cilicia, Uncertain (Tarsos or Nagidos), (c.4th century B.C.), silver obol, 11mm, (0.73 g), obv. Head of Herakles to left, lion's skin tied around neck, line border, rev. female bust (Aphrodite?), facing slightly left, wearing veil and necklace, dotted border, (S.-, SNG Levante 220-1, SNG France 480, SNG von Aulock -, Traite II, 2, 601 [p.399, Pl.CVIII, 17, notes as Nagidos). Darkly toned, extremely fine, and very rare.
Ex Glendining's, London, June 6, 1991 (lot 636).
CNG sold an example in Triton XVIII, January 6, 2015 (lot 107) for US$650.
- Estimate
- $200
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $100