Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 116 1 Oct 2019
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Nomos circa 280, AR 7.61 g. Head of Athena l.; wearing crested helmet decorated with griffin; on neckguard, Φ and in r. field, AP in monogram. Rev. YEΛHTΩN Lion crouching r.; above, caduceus. Williams 518. SNG Ashmolean 1380 (this reverse die). Historia Numorum Italy 1316.
Struck on excellent metal and with a lovely old cabinet tone. Insignificant traces
of die shift on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Sternberg XXIX, 1995, 150; Giessener Münzhandlung Dieter Gorny 102, 2000, 36; Kirk Davis 31, 2000, 5 and CNG 87, 2011, 186 sales.
Nomos circa 280, AR 7.61 g. Head of Athena l.; wearing crested helmet decorated with griffin; on neckguard, Φ and in r. field, AP in monogram. Rev. YEΛHTΩN Lion crouching r.; above, caduceus. Williams 518. SNG Ashmolean 1380 (this reverse die). Historia Numorum Italy 1316.
Struck on excellent metal and with a lovely old cabinet tone. Insignificant traces
of die shift on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Sternberg XXIX, 1995, 150; Giessener Münzhandlung Dieter Gorny 102, 2000, 36; Kirk Davis 31, 2000, 5 and CNG 87, 2011, 186 sales.