★ An exceptional trihemiobol from Phlious ★

PHLIASIA. Phlious. Circa 400-350 BC. Trihemiobol (Silver, 13 mm, 1.27 g, 7 h). Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned facing; above, I; below, pellet. Rev. Wheel of four spokes; in lower quarter, Φ; in the remaining three, bunch of grapes. BCD Peloponnesos 122 ( same dies ). BMC 24. Traité III, 732 and pl. CCXIX, 8 ( same dies ). Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, arguably the finest known example. Well struck on a full flan and with a beautiful reverse design. Very minor granularity, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.