Skythia, Olbia Æ19. Circa 260-250 BC. Head of bearded river god Borythenes left / ΟΛΒΙΟ to right of axe-sceptre and bow in gorytos; AP to left. SNG Stancomb 399 (this coin); SNG Moskau, SHM 1434-8; SNG BM Black Sea 483; HGC 3.2, 1887. 5.64g, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the William Stancomb Collection; this coin published in Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain, Volume XI, The William Stancomb Collection of Coins of the Black Sea Region (Oxford, 2000);
Ex T.O. Mabbot collection, Hans Schulman (New York), Auction 64, 6-11 June 1969, lot 716.
Price realized | 150 GBP |
Starting price | 60 GBP |
Estimate | 100 GBP |