PAMPHYLIA. Side. Tetradrachm (circa 200-190 BC). ΔΗ magistrate.

Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; on bowl, countermark: Seleukid anchor within oval incuse; behind, countermark: bee between three pellets within oval incuse.
Rev: Nike advancing to left, holding wreath in her right hand; to left, pomegranate and ΔΗ.

SNG Paris 660-720; for the Bee- countermark: Franke/Leschhorn/Müller/Nollé plate II, 39 and page 38.

Most likely the Bee- countermark was applied in Ephesos to revaluate coins of old Attic standard to the cistophoric standard, that has been introduced in circa 180 BC.

From the Collection of Dr.S., with his ticket. Purchased from Gräfin von Ohlendorf, München 1973.

Condition: About very fine.

Weight: 15.31g.
Diameter: 29mm.