THRACE, Maroneia. Circa 365-330s BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.68 g, 11h). Persic standard. Philonikos, magistrate.Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I Greek, Silver Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Maroneia. Circa 365-330s BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.68 g, 11h). Persic standard. Philonikos, magistrate. Free horse rearing left / Grape arbor in linear square; [EΠI Φ]IΛ-ONI-KOY around; all within shallow incuse square. Schönert-Geiss Period VIII, 486 (V32/R56); HGC 3, 1533; Traité IV 1477, pl. CCCXLII, 13 (same dies). Attractive cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. EF. Very rare issue, only two examples noted by Schönert-Geiss, both in public collections (Paris and Sofia), and four in CoinArchives (including the present coin). |