Lot 958

Description

Pamphylia, Aspendos, (3rd century B.C.), silver stater, (10.6 grams), obv. two naked athletes as wrestlers grasping each other by the hands, dotted border, **AL between, rev. slinger advancing to right about to discharge his sling, trisceles and club before, behind **EST*FE**DIIU, all within circular dotted border, (cf.S.5399, cf.SNG France 3, 119, not in any SNG's or BMC). Very well centred on the obverse with generous flan, off centred on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare variant.