Caria, Cnidos.
Drachm circa 450, AR 6.00g. Forepart of lion r., with open jaws and tongue protruding, r. paw outstretched. Rev. [Κ]Ν – Ι Draped bust r. of Aphrodite, wearing taenia, pearl earring and necklace with acorn-shaped pendant. All within shallow incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 241 (these dies). McClean 8473 (these dies). SNG Lockett 2885 (these dies). Cahn, Knidos, 83.
Lovely old cabinet tone and about extremely fine
Ex Gemini sale VII, 2011, 518. From the Rockefeller University N. Y, and Mirsky collections.