IONIA. Teos. Circa 470/65-449 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 11.97 g), Aeginetic standard. Griffin, with curved wings, seated to right on ornamented ground line, raising left foreleg; before to right, swan or duck seated to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer Group LII, 101 var. (A101/-). Boston MFA 1939. Matzke Group Cb1. A well struck example with attractive iridescent toning. The obverse struck slightly off center and with minor die wear, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the T. Frisbie Collection, ex Triton XXIII, 14-15 January 2020, 383.
Price realized | 3'000 CHF |
Starting price | 1'200 CHF |
Estimate | 1'500 CHF |