CRETE. Polyrhenion. Circa 320-270 BC. Stater (Silver, 26 mm, 9.76 g, 6 h), Charisthenes. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. ΠΟΛΥΡΗ-ΝΙΟΝ / ΧΑΡΙΣΘΕN Bull’s head facing, with fillets hanging from its horns. Le Rider -. Svoronos p. 276, 2 and pl. XXVI, 22. An attractive piece, clear and well-struck on a very broad flan. Some striking flatness, and a scratch on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.
From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Hirsch 199, 6 May 1998, 127.
Price realized | 2'200 CHF |
Starting price | 2'200 CHF |
Estimate | 2'750 CHF |