Nomos AG
Auction 26 21 May 2023
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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 390-380 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12.5 mm, 1.44 g, 3 h). Facing lion's scalp. Rev. [ΠΑ]ΝΤΙ Ram's head to right; all within a shallow incuse square. Frolic XV. MacDonald 25/1. SNG BM Black Sea -. SNG Stancomb 531. Traité 2, 4 pl. CCCLIII, 14. Attractive and toned. Both sides very slightly off-center, and with a minor die break on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Leu Numismatics 59, 17 May 1994, 81, and from the "Continental Collection", Classical Numismatic Group MBS XXIV, 9 December 1992, 224.
While not given a specific pedigree when it came to auction in 1992, its toning and general appearance makes it clear that the "Continental Collection" it came from, which was coyly described as having been formed "before the Great War", must really have been formed prior to 1914.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Leu Numismatics 59, 17 May 1994, 81, and from the "Continental Collection", Classical Numismatic Group MBS XXIV, 9 December 1992, 224.
While not given a specific pedigree when it came to auction in 1992, its toning and general appearance makes it clear that the "Continental Collection" it came from, which was coyly described as having been formed "before the Great War", must really have been formed prior to 1914.