Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XX 29-30 Oct 2020
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Karia, Knidos AR Drachm. Circa 520-495 BC. Head of roaring lion to right with outstretched forepaw below / Head of Aphrodite to right wearing ornate sakkos and necklace; all within incuse square. Cahn, Knidos pl. 3, 39 (this coin). 6.28g, 17mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely Rare.
This coin published in H.B. Andersen, Apollo to Apollo: The Hunt for the Divine and Eternal Beauty (2019);
This coin published in H.A. Cahn, Knidos - Die Münzen des Sechsten und des Fünften Jahrhunderts v. Chr. AMUGS IV ( Berlin, 1970);
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 156, 5 March 2007, lot 1465;
Ex Binkert Collection (Basel).
Near Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely Rare.
This coin published in H.B. Andersen, Apollo to Apollo: The Hunt for the Divine and Eternal Beauty (2019);
This coin published in H.A. Cahn, Knidos - Die Münzen des Sechsten und des Fünften Jahrhunderts v. Chr. AMUGS IV ( Berlin, 1970);
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 156, 5 March 2007, lot 1465;
Ex Binkert Collection (Basel).