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Obolos 30

17 December 2023
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Unpublished?

Starting Price: 200 CHF
Hammer Price:  750 CHF
Lot 393

ASIA MINOR, Perhaps the area of Caria. Uncertain mint. Earlier 5th century BC. Obol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.90 g, 4 h). Lion's scalp facing; to left, either a retrograde E or part of the lion's mane. Rev. Panther's scalp facing, within shallow incuse square. Klein -; Rosen -; SNG Kayhan -; and seemingly unpublished. Boldly struck, well centered and curiously attractive. Nearly extremely fine.

Ex Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, 207.

This curious fraction, which seems to have a male lion's scalp on the obverse and a panther's scalp (or a lioness's) on the reverse, is a typical example of one of the many coins from Asia Minor, which, while clearly legible is, for the modern viewer, unidentifiable. Is it a lion and a panther, a lion and a lioness? Is there an E on the obverse, or is it the lion's mane? Is it from the area of Caria because we find lions on coins there? If any coin deserves further research, this one does!

Online bidding closes: 17 Dec 2023, 17:16:30 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Apr 2024, 11:21:52 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:750 CHF by MailBidder2339 (12 bids)
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