Caria, Knidos, drachm, c. 490-465 BC, forepart of lion right with open mouth, rev., head of Aphrodite right wearing taenia and with beaded hair, 6.13g, die axis 6.00 (Cahn 56; SNG Keckman 121, same dies), light toning, extremely fine. Provenance: Denyse Bérend collection (before 1985); exhibited at the Edward Merrin Gallery, New York, 1985; Morton & Eden 59, 13 November 2012, lot 749; Numismatica Ars Classica 96, 6 October 2016, lot 1093.
(2500-3500 GBP)