Greek coins
Islands off Troas, Tenedos. Tetradrachm circa 100-70, AR 16.30 g. Janiform head of a laureate male and diademed female. Rev. ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ Labrys; below, monogram and bunch of grapes – owl standing l. All within laurel wreath. SNG von Aulock 1590 (this coin). De Callataÿ, Studies Price, 116 (this coin).
Beautiful old cabinet tone, obverse from a worn die, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Rosenber 72, 1932, 585; Leu 18, 1977, 182 and NFA XVIII, 1987, 183 sales. From the von Aulock and Harald Salvesen collections.