PAMPHYLIA. Aspendus. Ca. mid-5th Century BC. AR stater (19mm, 11.02 gm, 5h). VF, test cuts. Helmeted nude hoplite warrior advancing right, shield in left hand, stack of spears or javelins over left shoulder, spear forward in right, box-shape object in foreground (altar?) / EΣT, triskeles clockwise; lion crouching left below in background, all within incuse square. SNG France -. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -. BMC -. Although the reverse type is published in the above references, the obverse type with the hoplite carrying extra weapons with the shield in left hand, along with the intriguing voided box, appears to be an unpublished type.
HID09801242017
Price realized | 60 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 100 USD |