Nomos AG
Auction 26 21 May 2023
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IONIA. Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. Diobol (Silver, 10.5 mm, 1.32 g). Head of a nymph to left, wearing a sakkos with a pearled band, a rosette earring, and a pearl necklace. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 389-384 (uncertain coins of Greece and Asia Minor). SNG Kayhan 522. With a wonderful Archaic head, beautifully centered and attractive. Extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions.
The nymph's head on the obverse of this coin clearly served as the prototype for similar coins from the Phokaian colony of Massalia, as, above, lot 3. Diobols of this type from Phokaia are actually very common, but they seldom are of such fine style and so well preserved!
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions.
The nymph's head on the obverse of this coin clearly served as the prototype for similar coins from the Phokaian colony of Massalia, as, above, lot 3. Diobols of this type from Phokaia are actually very common, but they seldom are of such fine style and so well preserved!