Watch List notes:

PHRYGIA. Apameia. Circa 88-67 BC. Cistophorus (Silver, 23 mm, 12.35 g, 1 h), Sokrates, magistrate. Cista mystica from which snake coils; around, ivy wreath with fruits. Rev. [AΠA] / ΣΩKPA/TOY Two snakes coiled around a bow case. BMC 19. SNG Copenhagen -. Beautifully toned. Struck from a worn obverse die and with a minor flan crack, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.