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E
XTREMELY
R
ARE
N
AXOS
S
ILVER
D
IDRACHM
,
CA
.
LATE
3
RD
-
MID
2
ND
CENTURY
BC
Enlargement
1834
Cyclades, Naxos. Silver Didrachm (7.76 g), Late 3rd-mid 2nd century BC
. Tynni…, magistrate. Head of bearded Dionysos to right,
wreathed with ivy.
Reverse:
ΝΑΞΙ
, wreathed krater on a high foot with low handles; in left field, magistrate' s name: TYNNI; in right field,
thyrsos. Nicolet-Pierre 21 (D7/R14) = Weber 4684 = Photiadès Collection, Froehner (1890), 1395.
Extremely Rare
the second known
example of this magistrate
. Lightly toned with underlying luster.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $7,000 - 9,000
E
XTREMELY
R
ARE
G
OLD
S
TATER OF
A
SANDER
AS
A
RCHON
,
CA
. 44/3 BC
Enlargement
1835
Bosporan Kingdom. Asander. Gold Stater (8.18 g), as Archon, ca. 47-43 BC
. RY 4 (ca. 44/3 BC). Bare head of Asander right.
Reverse:
APXONTO
Σ
A
Σ
AN
Δ
POY [B]O
ΣΠ
OPOY, Nike standing left on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; above, date ([E]T [
Δ
]). Mac-
Donald 192 (this coin illus.),
otherwise unpublished.
Very Rare.
Signs of burnishing on obverse.
Sharpness of Extremely Fine
.
Asander' s hair on his earlier dated staters as archon is close-cropped, while on year four only it is considerably longer, similar to that found
on his staters as king. where he is also diademed.
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $14,000 - 16,000
Ex Gorny 97 (11 October 1999), 325
.
V
ERY
R
ARE
G
OLD
S
TATER OF
A
SANDER
AS
K
ING
,
CA
. 43-16 BC
Enlargement
1836
Bosporan Kingdom. Asander. Gold Stater (7.96 g), as King, ca. 43-16 BC
. RY 16 (ca. 32/1 BC). Diademed head of Asander right.
Reverse:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕ
[
ΩΣ
] A
Σ
AN
Δ
PO[Y], Nike standing left on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; in inner left field, date (
ς
I). MacDonald
205; cf. Anokhin 235 (date written I
ς
); Shelov 17.
Very Rare.
Minor edge scrapes.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $7,000 - 9,000