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| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 21 | Auction date: 30 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 207 Price realized: 9,500 CHF (Approx. 12,103 USD / 10,392 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. Perikles, circa 380-360 BC. 1/6 Stater (Silver, 12 mm, 1.17 g, 6 h), WedrαΊ½i. πππ ππ-ππ ('WedαΊ½wiαΊ½' in Lycian) Lion right, attacking a bull collapsing to left with upraised head. Rev. πππππππ ('Perikle' in Lycian) Draped bust of Athena facing three-quarters to left, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a harpy on the left cheek guard, and with her hair flowing loose; to left, small triskeles. MΓΌseler VIII, 45 (same dies). SNG Copenhagen Supp. 481 (same dies). SNG von Aulock 4247-8 (same dies). Very rare. Beautifully toned and of exceptionally fine style, with wonderful adaptations of the Akanthian and Syracusan prototypes. Very minor porosity and with a small metal flaw on Athena's nose, otherwise, extremely fine. From the collection of the renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Leo Clodius-Tobler (1930-2025). Lycian artists were particularly susceptible to outside influences - in the case of this beautiful coin, the die cutter copied two of the most influential Classical Greek coin types: the lion of Akanthos on the obverse and the tremendously important facing Athena of Eukleidas from Syracuse on the reverse. The latter had been copied in Lycia before, in the coinage of the dynast Vekhssere II, but on this coin, the ingenious local artist went one step further and created a wholly new image of Athena, who now wears a Corinthian rather than an Attic helmet, which is also decorated with a tiny harpy on the left cheek guard. This lot cannot be shipped to a US address. When delivered in Switzerland, this item is subjected to margin taxation in accordance with Art. 24a MWSTG (Swiss VAT Act), provided that the buyer is not registered for VAT. Estimate: 2000 CHF |  |
