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Research Coins: Feature Auction

 
Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 458. Estimate $200. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009. 
Sold For $295. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Kierion. Circa 400-350 BC. Æ 13mm (2.15 g, 9h). Laureate bearded male head right / Arne kneeling right, head left, playing with astragaloi. Rogers 173 var. (position of ethnic); Moustaka p. 120, 16a; SNG Copenhagen 32 var. (same). VF, dark green patina, a couple minor deposits. Rare.


Rogers’ identification of the obverse head as Poseidon wearing a tainia is incorrect (see Moustaka).