| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 891 Price realized: 110 CHF (Approx. 125 USD / 115 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CILICIA. Olba. Ajax, High Priest, 10-15. Dichalkon (Bronze, 15 mm, 3.90 g, 9 h), RY 2 = 11/2. TOΠAPX• / KENNAT• / [ΛA]ΛAΣ / [E]T B in four lines. Rev. APXIEP / AIANTO[C] / TEYKPOY Thunderbolt. RPC I 3729. SNG Levante 634. SNG Paris 807-9. Light earthen deposits, otherwise, very fine. From an American collection, ex Themis Numismatics 6, 29 February 2020, 442. Ajax, the high priest of Olba whose title appears on this coin and on several other types, is otherwise unknown to history. The town of Olba was said to have been founded by Ajax, the son of Teuker, who was the step-brother of Ajax the Great, the hero second only to Achilles in the Greek host at Troy. The high priests, or archiereis, of Olba often took either the name of Ajax or Teuker. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
