Savoca Coins
Online Auction 36 | Silver 31 Aug 2019
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Attica. Athens. ΜΟΣΧΙ- (Moschi-), ΕΠΙΓΕΝΗΣ (Epigenes), ΣΩΣΑΝΔΡΟΣ (Sosandros), magistrates circa 165-100 BC. Struck 125/4 BC
Tetradrachm AR. New Style coinage. Class III (α)
30 mm., 16,04 g.
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, a Pegasos in flight rightward above the raised earpiece, all within border of dots / A-ӨE, ΜΟ-ΣΧΙ to left, ΕΠ[Ι]-ΓΕΝ[Η] ΣΩΣΑ[Ν]-ΔΡΟΣ to right of owl standing right, head facing, on Panathenaic amphora, to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, uncertain letter on amphora, ΣΦ in exergue, all within olive-wreath.
nearly very fine
Cf. Svoronos, Les Monnaies d'Athènes, pl. 47, 3 (B on amphora).
Tetradrachm AR. New Style coinage. Class III (α)
30 mm., 16,04 g.
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, a Pegasos in flight rightward above the raised earpiece, all within border of dots / A-ӨE, ΜΟ-ΣΧΙ to left, ΕΠ[Ι]-ΓΕΝ[Η] ΣΩΣΑ[Ν]-ΔΡΟΣ to right of owl standing right, head facing, on Panathenaic amphora, to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, uncertain letter on amphora, ΣΦ in exergue, all within olive-wreath.
nearly very fine
Cf. Svoronos, Les Monnaies d'Athènes, pl. 47, 3 (B on amphora).