CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 450-438/7 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12 mm, 1.70 g). Facing head of a lion. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with windmill/swastika pattern, star in two opposite quarters. Frolova Type VIII. HGC 7, -. MacDonald 11. SNG BM Black Sea 841. SNG Stancomb 520. Lightly toned. Somewhat porous and with a flan crack, otherwise, very fine.
From the Pontos Euxeinos Collection, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Leu Web Auction 18, 18-21 December 2021, 205.
Price realized | 260 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |