THRACE, Maroneia. Circa 365-330s BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.68 g, 11h). Persic standard. Philonikos, magistrate. Free horse rearing left / Grape arbor in linear square; [EΠI Φ]IΛ-ONI-KOY around; all within shallow incuse square. Schönert-Geiss Period VIII, 486 (V32/R56); HGC 3, 1533; Traité IV 1477, pl. CCCXLII, 13 (same dies). Attractive cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. EF. Very rare issue, only two examples noted by Schönert-Geiss, both in public collections (Paris and Sofia), and four in CoinArchives (including the present coin).

From the Matthew Curtis Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell, May 2013. Ex Künker 226 (11 March 2013), lot 290; Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 163.