★ An extremely rare drachm with a beautiful lion's head ★
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 390-380 BC. Drachm (Silver, 15 mm, 5.15 g, 1 h). Facing head of a lion. Rev. ΠΑΝΤI Head of a ram to left; below, sturgeon to left; all within shallow round incuse. Frolova Type XVII. HGC 7, 60 var. (star below ram's head). MacDonald 28/1 var. (star below ram's head). SNG BM Black Sea -. SNG Stancomb -. Extremely rare. An impressive coin, boldly struck in high relief and with a beautiful lion's head. Slightly granular and with a small cut on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.
Ex Leu 13, 27 May 2023, 99 and previously from the Pontos Euxeinos Collection, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Price realized | 5'500 CHF |
Starting price | 1'200 CHF |
Estimate | 1'500 CHF |