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LYCIA. Oenoanda. Ca. 2nd century BC. AR stater-didrachm (20mm, 8.13 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Dated Year 3 (186/5 BC) Laureate head of Zeus right, scepter surmounted by lotus over shoulder, B behind / OINOAN/ΔЄwN, eagle with folded wings standing right on winged thunderbolt; Γ (date) and grape bunch in right field. Ashton, NC 2005, 13 (A4/P9). Lot includes Certificate of Authenticity from David Sear, issued 1 February 2011.
Until about a decade ago, only a single coin of Oenoanda, the example in the British Museum, was known to exist. The discovery in the early 2000s of a significant group of didrachms brought many more examples to market and added greatly to our understanding of the coinage, revealing that at least three distinct issues, marked by a sequence of letters and symbols, were originally struck. The presence of the lotus-scepter over the shoulder of Zeus and the eagle-on-thunderbolt reverse motif both suggest a close affinity to the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lycia-oenoanda-ca-2nd-century-bc-ar-stater-didrachm-20mm-813-gm-12h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-2-5/a/3098-33154.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD
LYCIA. Oenoanda. Ca. 2nd century BC. AR stater-didrachm (20mm, 8.13 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Dated Year 3 (186/5 BC) Laureate head of Zeus right, scepter surmounted by lotus over shoulder, B behind / OINOAN/ΔЄwN, eagle with folded wings standing right on winged thunderbolt; Γ (date) and grape bunch in right field. Ashton, NC 2005, 13 (A4/P9). Lot includes Certificate of Authenticity from David Sear, issued 1 February 2011.
Until about a decade ago, only a single coin of Oenoanda, the example in the British Museum, was known to exist. The discovery in the early 2000s of a significant group of didrachms brought many more examples to market and added greatly to our understanding of the coinage, revealing that at least three distinct issues, marked by a sequence of letters and symbols, were originally struck. The presence of the lotus-scepter over the shoulder of Zeus and the eagle-on-thunderbolt reverse motif both suggest a close affinity to the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lycia-oenoanda-ca-2nd-century-bc-ar-stater-didrachm-20mm-813-gm-12h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-2-5/a/3098-33154.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 800-1200 USD