Nomos AG
Auction 26 21 May 2023
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ARKADIA. Kaphyai. Circa 460 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.48 g, 3 h). Two bunches of grapes on a branch on which a dove (?) stands to left. Rev. Κ Α with an olive sprig between the letters; all within a shallow incuse square. BCD Peloponnesos, this coin cited in the note to lot 1378, otherwise unpublished save for its previous auction appearance. Apparently unique. Toned. Some roughness. Good very fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions and from the collection of the late Serge Boutin, Monnaies et Médailles 76, 19 September 1991, 724 (but there identified as coming from Karthaia on Keos). Apparently found in Arkadia.
This extraordinary hemiobol is one of the only two known early pieces from Kaphyai, both of which are unique. The other appeared as lot 1378 in BCD Peloponnesos; that piece could be confidently attributed to Kaphyai both because it was apparently found near Pheneos and because its reverse design was clearly the same, with its dotted border, as that used for the early coinage of Heraia. Since this piece was also apparently found in Arkadia, and the types are basically the same as those on the BCD piece, albeit later in style, they simply have to be from the same mint.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions and from the collection of the late Serge Boutin, Monnaies et Médailles 76, 19 September 1991, 724 (but there identified as coming from Karthaia on Keos). Apparently found in Arkadia.
This extraordinary hemiobol is one of the only two known early pieces from Kaphyai, both of which are unique. The other appeared as lot 1378 in BCD Peloponnesos; that piece could be confidently attributed to Kaphyai both because it was apparently found near Pheneos and because its reverse design was clearly the same, with its dotted border, as that used for the early coinage of Heraia. Since this piece was also apparently found in Arkadia, and the types are basically the same as those on the BCD piece, albeit later in style, they simply have to be from the same mint.