Savoca Coins
Online Auction 37 | Silver 29 Sep 2019
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Attica. Athens. ΠΑΜΦΙ- (Pamphi-), ΕΠΙΓΕΝΗΣ (Epigenes), ΣΩΣΑΝΔΡΟΣ (Sosandros), magistrates circa 165-42 BC. Struck 125/4 BC
Tetradrachm AR. New Style coinage. Class III (α)
26 mm., 16,35 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, ΠΑΜ-ΦΙ to left, ΕΠΙ-ΓΕΝΗ ΣΩΣΑΝ-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, 19-20 (M on amphora); cf. Thompson 458.
Tetradrachm AR. New Style coinage. Class III (α)
26 mm., 16,35 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, ΠΑΜ-ΦΙ to left, ΕΠΙ-ΓΕΝΗ ΣΩΣΑΝ-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, 19-20 (M on amphora); cf. Thompson 458.