CRETA. RHAUKOS. Stater, about 300-270. AR 10.85 g. Poseidon, nude, standing r. beside a horse, holding long trident with his r. hand, the reins with his l. hand; in front, beneath the l. foreleg of the horse, stone. Rev. PAY - KION Head of a trident. Le Rider, Crète 29,168 and pl. VI,9; SNG Delepierre 2429; Svoronos, Crète 305,9 and pl. XXIX,14. Rare. Old cabinet tone. Some weakness. Very fine

Provenance:
From an old English collection, acquired in 1939 from Spink & Son, London (original collector's ticket included)
Auction Nomos AG, Zurich 24 (2022),157.