CARIA, Knidos. Circa 490-465 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 6.08 g, 12h). Forepart of lion roaring left / Head of Aphrodite right, wearing tainia, within incuse square. Cahn Series III, 51.3 (V29/R40) = Hermitage Sale I 311 (this coin); HN Online 1054; Imhoof-Blumer, Choix 132 (same dies). Old collection tone, minor edge splits. Good VF. Excellent metal.
From the Weise Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (12 January 2007). Ex Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 326; E. Hoffmann Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 79, 28 February 1994), lot 355; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 11, 26 February 1934), lot 311.