ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 280/70-250 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.53 g, 12h). Nikon, magistrate.

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Lot: 281. Estimated: $ 750

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 280/70-250 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.53 g, 12h). Nikon, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Crab; club and NIKΩN below; all in pelleted square within shallow incuse square. Stefanaki Series VII, Issue 18, 947 = Ingvaldsen Issue XI, 17c (O7/R12 – this coin, illustrated in Stefanaki); HN Online 353; HGC 6, 1311 (this coin illustrated); SNG von Aulock 2754 = Jameson 1547 (same dies); Consul Weber 3218 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 1341 = Pozzi 2654 (same dies); Rhousopolous 3969 (same dies). Toned, light scratches, porosity. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 746; Kirk Davis FPL 27 (Summer 1999), no. 78; Münzen und Medaillen GmBH 4 (19 March 1999), lot 150; Kricheldorf V (20 October 1958), lot 118.


Closing Date and Time: 18 May 2022 at 11:33:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.