Gemini, LLC
Auction X 13 January 2013
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Crete. Itanus. c. 320-270 BC. Drachm, 5.30g. (6h). Obv: Head of Athena left. Rx: [Ι]ΤΑΝΙΩΝ Eagle standing left, head turned back; Triton behind; all in incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 475. SNG Delepierre 2398. BMC p. 52, 13m, pl. XIII, 6. Well centered. Toned VF.
Ex Superior, 30 May 1995, lot 7475, Lewis Egnew Collection.
Itanus, a coastal city in Eastern Crete, was not a prolific mint like Knossos or Phaestus. The charming Athena head, realistic eagle, and neat fabric of our coin suggest that the responsible local magistrate attempted to employ the best artists and craftsmen available.
Ex Superior, 30 May 1995, lot 7475, Lewis Egnew Collection.
Itanus, a coastal city in Eastern Crete, was not a prolific mint like Knossos or Phaestus. The charming Athena head, realistic eagle, and neat fabric of our coin suggest that the responsible local magistrate attempted to employ the best artists and craftsmen available.