Savoca Coins
Online Auction 108 | Silver 31 Jul 2021
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Attica. Athens. ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (Themistokles), ΘΕΟΠΟΜΠΟΣ (Theopompos), ΘΕΟΓΕΝΗΣ (Theogenes), magistrates circa 149-148 BC.
Tetradrachm AR. New Style Coinage AR
28 mm, 16,38 g
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing necklace, pendent earring, and triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with the protomes of four horses above the visor, a Pegasos in flight rightward above the raised earpiece / A-ӨE, ΘΕΜ-ΙΣΤ, ΘΕΟ-ΠΟΜ-ΠΟΣ, ΘΕΟ-ΓΕ-Ν, owl standing right, head facing, on Panathenaic amphora, to right, trophy on prow, Z on amphora, ME below, all within olive-wreath.
good very fine
Cf. Thompson 602b (uncertain letter on amphora).
From the Tareq Hani collection
Tetradrachm AR. New Style Coinage AR
28 mm, 16,38 g
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing necklace, pendent earring, and triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with the protomes of four horses above the visor, a Pegasos in flight rightward above the raised earpiece / A-ӨE, ΘΕΜ-ΙΣΤ, ΘΕΟ-ΠΟΜ-ΠΟΣ, ΘΕΟ-ΓΕ-Ν, owl standing right, head facing, on Panathenaic amphora, to right, trophy on prow, Z on amphora, ME below, all within olive-wreath.
good very fine
Cf. Thompson 602b (uncertain letter on amphora).
From the Tareq Hani collection