PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.44 g, 12h). Dio(d)–, magistrate. Near VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 1
Lot: 402.
Closing Date: Jun 3 2026 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 150

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PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.44 g, 12h). Dio(d)–, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right; c/m: ΠEP-ΓA around bow-in-bowcase within incuse circle / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate to left. Seyrig, Side 14; SNG BN 689. Toned. Near VF.

Bow-in-bowcase counterstamps on Alexander-type and Side tetradrachms, with different legends, have been attributed to cities within the the Kingdom of Pergamon (Pergamon, Ephesos, Tralles, Sardes, Synnada, Apameia, Laodikeia, Stratonikeia, Adramytion, and Sale). Price has linked these counterstamps to the introduction of the cistophoric coinage in the 180s BC. The application of these counterstamps permitted the circulation of Attic weight coins in the years following the reform. See R. Bauslaugh, "Cistophoric Countermarks and the Monetary System of Eumenes II" in NC 1990.

Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2026 at 12:13:40 ET.

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