CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 450-438/7 BC. AR Diobol (10.5mm, 1.78 g). Facing head of lion / Quadripartite incuse square with windmill/swastika pattern, star in two opposite quarters. Frolova, frühe, Type VIII; Anokhin 971; MacDonald 11/1 corr. (denomination); HGC 7, 34 corr. (same). Toned, compact flan, light earthen deposits on obverse. Near EF.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection.