GREEK COINS
KYRENAICA
Kyrene. Circa 308-277 BC. Tetrobol (Gold, 12mm, 2.87 g 1). Horseman riding slowly to left, his petasos hanging down behind his neck; in field to right, eight-pointed star. Rev. KY-PA Silphium; to left, monogram of ΕΠ. BMC 210d ( same dies ). Attractive and clear. Minor scratches on the obverse and minor metal fault on the reverse, otherwise , about extremely fine. From the collection of a Swiss traveler, ex Triton XII, 6 January 2009, 421.