★ Virtually as struck ★

PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope. Circa 330-300 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 5.07 g, 5 h), Persic standard. Karpo..., 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, KAPΠΟ. HGC 7, 399. RG 25. SNG BM Black Sea -. SNG Stancomb -. An exceptional example, lightly toned and fully lustrous, and with a perfectly centered obverse. Virtually as struck.

Ex Leu 11, 14 May 2022, 109 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005.