★ Well centered and lightly toned ★

PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope. Circa 330-300 BC. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 5.00 g, 6 h), reduced standard, Kallia..., magistrate. Head of the nymph Sinope to left, her hair bound in a sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. ΣINΩ Sea-eagle with spread wings standing on a dolphin to left; to right above, KAΛΛ[ΙΑ]. HGC 7, 399. SNG BM Black Sea 1488. SNG Stancomb 775. Well centered and lightly toned. Struck from a slightly worn reverse die, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), privately acquired from Dr. F. Sternberg in autumn 1970.