Greek Coins
Cyrene
Tetradrachm circa 380, AR 13.20 g. [K] – Y / P – E Silphium plant with four leaves; at base, two dolphins, one swimming downwards and the other upwards. Rev. AP[...]ΟΣΙΟΣ ??Head of Zeus Ammon r.
An apparently unrecorded and extremely interesting variety. A wonderful portrait
and an enchanting old cabinet tone, minor traces of double-striking on reverse,
otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Leu sale 53, 1991, 173.Apparently unpublished and unique. Rather interestingly the obverse legend, KYPE...(?) gives the city name in Attic Greek as opposed to the usual Doric KYPA for KYPANAION.