Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Live Auction 5 27 Sep 2022
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Islands off Illyria, Issa Æ 25mm. Circa 344-300 BC. Youthful head of Ionios to right; [IONIOΣ](?) before / Lion's head to right, with open jaws and tongue protruding. Brunšmid, Dalmatiens pl. 62, 6; Visonà, Monete Greche d'Illiria, 6; cf. Imhoof-Blumer, Klagenfurt 69; HGC 6, -; CNG 117, 114 var. (head to left - hammer: USD 3,000); CNG E-359, 21 var. (same - hammer: USD 2,100). 14.10g, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine; possibly overstruck on an earlier issue of Pharos. Exceptionally Rare with this bust type; seemingly the very first example to come to auction.
From the Italo Vecchi Collection.
Very Fine; possibly overstruck on an earlier issue of Pharos. Exceptionally Rare with this bust type; seemingly the very first example to come to auction.
From the Italo Vecchi Collection.