392, Lot: 279. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LYDIA, Sardes. Circa 133 BC-AD 14. Æ (16.5mm, 5.57 g, 1h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Horned panther standing left, head facing, holding spear it breaks in jaws; Ω(?) to left, monogram below. Johnston,
Greek 235 var. (control mark to left on rev.); SNG Copenhagen 466–8 var. (same). Near VF, brown patina.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Ken Downie, 28 March 1987.