Greek Coins. Islands off Caria, Cos.
Tetradrachm, magistrate Philodamos circa 365-355, AR 14.59 g. Head of Heracles r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. [KΩION] Veiled female head l.; behind, ΦIΛOΔAMOΣ. Weber 6628 (these dies). Meadows, IGCH IX, p. 233, 19b (this coin).
Rare. Two lovely portraits of fine style and a lovely old cabinet tone. A small area of corrosion
at eleven o'clock on reverse and areas of weakness, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Gorny & Mosch 23, 1982, 87 and Hirsch 275, 2011, 3898 sales.