Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 297 Price realized: 3,000 USD (Approx. 2,748 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kheriga. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 7.93 g, 9h). Telmessos mint. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Herakles, nude but for lion skin draped over his head and arm, advancing left, holding bow in extended left hand and club over shoulder in his right; KhERIGA (in Lycian) to right; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Unpublished. Toned, deposits, struck with worn dies. VF. Apparently unique in the name of Kheriga. This Athena / Herakles type is known in this exact form on staters in the name of Erbbina (cf. Mørkholm & Zahle II 72 and Falghera 185), but is otherwise unknown in the name of Kheriga. Estimate: 1500 USD |