Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice November 2022 Auction 14-17 Nov 2022
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
SYRIA. Laodicea. AR Cistophorus (12.53 gms), Kratippos, magistrate, ca. 133/88-67 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-7, 724. Obverse: Cista mystica within ivy wreath; Reverse: Two serpents entwined around bow and bow case; KPATIΠ/ΠOY above, ΛAO to left, filleted kerykeion to right. A gleaming Choice AU example, this piece delivers a good strike and much satiny brilliance. A slightly off-center strike is noted on the obverse, though this does little to dampen the beauty.
Estimate: $100 - $200
HGC-7, 724. Obverse: Cista mystica within ivy wreath; Reverse: Two serpents entwined around bow and bow case; KPATIΠ/ΠOY above, ΛAO to left, filleted kerykeion to right. A gleaming Choice AU example, this piece delivers a good strike and much satiny brilliance. A slightly off-center strike is noted on the obverse, though this does little to dampen the beauty.
Estimate: $100 - $200