Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXII 7-8 Oct 2021
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Islands off Karia, Kos(?) AR Triobol or 1/2 Siglos. Circa 5th century BC. Forepart of bull to right, head reverted / Crab, Θ to right, all within dotted border in rectangular incuse. SNG Kayhan -; SNG Keckman -; Asia Minor Coins Online -; HGC 6, -; Numismatik Naumann 53, lot 310 (same dies). 3.18g, 13mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare; apparently unpublished, possibly only the second known example after that sold at Naumann in 2017.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Although the mint attribution is highly uncertain, the presence of the distinctive crab on the reverse could suggest Kos as a possibility for the issuing authority, though a small number of other related issues (Naumann 80, 10; Leu wa15, 563) may indicate a more extensive series from an as yet undetermined mint.
Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare; apparently unpublished, possibly only the second known example after that sold at Naumann in 2017.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Although the mint attribution is highly uncertain, the presence of the distinctive crab on the reverse could suggest Kos as a possibility for the issuing authority, though a small number of other related issues (Naumann 80, 10; Leu wa15, 563) may indicate a more extensive series from an as yet undetermined mint.