Ancients
CARIAN ISLANDS. Cos. Ca. 300-250 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 14.81 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, graffito. Struck 285-258 BC. Xanthippos, magistrate. Head of young, beardless Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress /Κ-ΩΙΟ-N above crab, viewed from above, magistrate ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΣ below, bow case below, within dotted square, all within shallow incuse square. HGC 6, 1308. Requier 62 (D11/R52). Rare. Surfaces lightly brushed, light golden cast. Struck from an elegant die pair.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD