| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1557 Price realized: 95 CHF (Approx. 108 USD / 100 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: KINGS OF SOPHENE. Arsames, circa 255-225 BC. AE (Bronze, 16 mm, 2.82 g, 10 h), third series. Head of Arsames to left, wearing bashlyk with beaded edges, tied with a diadem; behind, countermark: APTA in rectangular punch. Rev. [B]AΣIΛE[ΩΣ] / [AP]ΣAM[OY] Head of a horse to right. Kovacs -. Cf. Leu 1 (2017), 97 (without the countermark). Very rare and of great interest. Deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. The obverse countermark may have been applied by the obscure Artabanos of Sophene, who is otherwise only known only from a single unique coin (Kovacs 21). Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
