Ancients
LYCIAN DYNASTS. Teththiveibi (ca. 460-425 BC). AR stater (21mm, 7.78 gm). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Ca. 450-420 BC. Head of female goddess (Aphrodite?) left, wearing single pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair in three rows of beads along brow line, tied with bands and bound up at the back / T↑XXEF↑EBE (Lycian), tetraskeles; all in dotted square within incuse square. SNG von Aulock 4161. Gulbenkian 790. Exceptionally attractive, with contrasting deep toning and bright details.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 211 (4 March 2013), lot 409; Numismatik Lanz, Auction 60 (1992), lot 234
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD