CRETE, Knossos. Circa 360-320 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.59 g, 2h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 156. Estimated: $ 5 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 11 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CRETE, Knossos. Circa 360-320 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.59 g, 2h). Head of female (Persephone?) left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Head of bull facing; NAΓ above, KNO-ΣI[ON] (retrograde) at sides; maeander pattern to outer left and right. Svoronos, Numismatique 17 var. (no legend above on rev.); Le Rider, Crétoises, pp. 15–16, pl. III, 1 var. (letters above on rev. retrograde; same obv. die); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, patches of find patina, some die wear on obverse, double struck and a little off center on reverse. VF. Extremely rare; an unpublished variety from one of the shortest issues at Knossos, which is a type missing from the major published collections. This is the only example in CoinArchives.

Ex Berk BBS 199 (29 September 2016), lot 106; Brünn Collection (Nomos 12, 22 May 2016), lot 78, reportedly acquired in Italy prior to World War I.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 19 September at 9 AM ET.

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