Greek Pamphilia Silver Stater - 10.9 g
**Originally Listed At $400**
Greece, Pamphilia, Aspendus, ca. 380 to 325 BCE. Silver (AR) stater. Obverse: FN (retrograde) between wrestlers. Reverse: Slinger to right, triskeles in field. This obverse type, known from a single die, and a related type (Paris 96) with the words in legend reverse, also known from a single die, are only examples of Aspendus staters with legends in the obverse exergue. G.F. Hill, in the Numismatic Chronicles 1920, suggests that the two words are the names of the two wrestlers. SNG Paris 97-8. Size: 1" W (2.5 cm); 10.91 grams
Provenance: private Toluca Lake, California, USA collection; ex-private Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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#144948
Condition Report: VF/EF. Nicely struck with pleasing toning.
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Greece, Pamphilia, Aspendus, ca. 380 to 325 BCE. Silver (AR) stater. Obverse: FN (retrograde) between wrestlers. Reverse: Slinger to right, triskeles in field. This obverse type, known from a single die, and a related type (Paris 96) with the words in legend reverse, also known from a single die, are only examples of Aspendus staters with legends in the obverse exergue. G.F. Hill, in the Numismatic Chronicles 1920, suggests that the two words are the names of the two wrestlers. SNG Paris 97-8. Size: 1" W (2.5 cm); 10.91 grams
Provenance: private Toluca Lake, California, USA collection; ex-private Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#144948
Condition Report: VF/EF. Nicely struck with pleasing toning.