Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. AV Tetrobol (1/3 Stater) (2.82 gms), ca. 305-300 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5.
cf. BMC-210-1; cf. Boston MFA-1340. Obverse: Rider, with petasos hanging from neck, on horse trotting left; star to upper right; Reverse: Silphion plant. Despite some scattered die rust, this example presents a solid strike with little actual handling. A RARE issue, and one that features the interesting silphion plant, harvested to extinction in antiquity.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
cf. BMC-210-1; cf. Boston MFA-1340. Obverse: Rider, with petasos hanging from neck, on horse trotting left; star to upper right; Reverse: Silphion plant. Despite some scattered die rust, this example presents a solid strike with little actual handling. A RARE issue, and one that features the interesting silphion plant, harvested to extinction in antiquity.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Ex: Coin Galleries (4/2006) Lot # 7.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000