Pamphylia, Aspendos AR Stater. Circa 380-325 BC. Two wrestlers grappling; BΛ between legs, all within pelleted circle / Slinger in throwing stance to right; EΣTFEΔIIYΣ to left, triskeles to right; all within pelleted square. Tekin Series 4; SNG BnF -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; Naumann 89, lot 166 (same obv. die); Pecunem & Naumann 27, lot 328 (same obv. die). 10.93g, 25mm, 2h.
Good Extremely Fine; minor planchet flaw to rev., beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely rare with these letters; unrecorded by all major publications besides Tekin, only two other examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 155, 5 March 2007, lot 136 (hammer: 900 EUR).
Price realized | 950 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |