Islands off Caria, Karpathos (?) or uncertain mint
Stater, uncertain mint circa 500-490, AR 14.40 g. Two dolphins leaping r.; all within linear square border. Rev. Two rectangular incuses. Cahn, Poseidion –. Rosen 639. Pozzi 2646 (Poseidion) = SNG von Aulock 2744 (Poseidion). Stefanaki –, cf. 67 for the type.
Extremely rare, only a few specimens known. Areas of
oxidation on reverse, otherwise good very fine
Ex Jean Elsen sale 124, 2015, 104.