ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Late 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.99 g, 8h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 130
Lot: 199. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Late 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.99 g, 8h). Astragalos; upright club to left / Owl standing facing with spread wings. CNG 64, lot 304 (Selge?); Nomos 26, lot 503 (Mallos?) = Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 570, no. 62; otherwise, unpublished. Iridescent tone, some find patina, granular surfaces, a little off center. VF. Extremely rare, apparently the third known.

From the Kelly Ramage Collection.

The recent attribution of this issue to Mallos is predicated upon the astragalos, which appears as a subsidiary symbol at that mint, and the supposed reading of the letters M-A on an issue of this type (Meister & Sonntag 3, lot 58). However, the first letter on that coin is not clear, and neither the astragalos nor an owl appear as types on issues certainly struck at Mallos. Other possible mints could be Selge in Pisidia, Phaselis in Lycia, or Amisos in Pontos.

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