MACEDON. Akanthos. Circa 430-380 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.36 g). Head of a bull right; the folds of the skin of his neck indicated by striations; above, swastika to right; border of dots. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with granulated surfaces. Tselekas Period F, TR160c (O TR120/R TR151, this coin ) . Extremely rare with the swastika on the obverse, Tselekas only knew of four other examples, including two in public collections. Clear and with a sharp obverse. Slightly rough and with an off-struck reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Lanz 64, 7 June 1993, 135.

The bull's head hemiobols of Akanthos were issued during the 1st quarter of the 5th century. They seem to fall into two stylistic groups: the earlier has the folds of the skin on the bull's neck composed of overlapping dashes, while the later group, of which this is one, has those folds represented by striated lines.