★ Rare and Mysterious ★

ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. 5th-4th century BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.67 g, 9 h). Forepart of bull to left; to right, dolphin swimming downwards. Rev. Crab within incuse square. Cf. the obols: Bucephalus 21, 2023, 285, Leu Winterthur 13, 2023, 142 and CNG e344, 2015, 131; and the obol: Naumann 80, 2019, 10. Very rare and mysterious. Somewhat porous sand struck off center, otherwise, about very fine.

From the Collection of Jonathan H. Kagan.