CLASSICAL COINS
MYSIA
KINGDOM OF PERGAMUM
Tetradrachm. AR 16.91 g. Head of deified Philetaerus r., wearing diadem-entwined laurel wreath. Rev. FILETAIROU Athena, wearing chiton, mantle and crested helmet, seated l. on throne, holding spear against shoulder with her l. hand, large round shield decorated with Gorgoneion with her r. hand; in outer r. field, bow, below r. arm, ivy leaf, on throne, A. Westermark, Ph. 56, V.XIX (this die). SNG von Aulock 1354. Light discoloration on obv.
Extremely fine Provenance: Auction Numismatics Fine Arts 9, New York 10 December 1980, 240