CLASSICAL COINS
MYSIA
KINGDOM OF PERGAMUM
EUMENES I, king 262-241 BC. Tetradrachm. AR 17.02 g. Diademed head of deified Philetaerus r. Rev. FILETAIROU Athena, wearing chiton, mantle and crested helmet, seated l. on throne, holding spear against shoulder with her l. hand, large round shield decorated with Gorgoneion with her r. hand; in outer r. field, bow, below ground line, ivy leaf, on throne, A. Westermark, Ph. 53, V.II-R.1b ( this specimen , illustr. on pl. 1). SNG von Aulock 1353 (these dies). Light tone. High relief.
Very fine Provenance:
A. Löbbecke (1850-1932) Collection
Auction L. Hamburger, Francfort/M. 90 (1929), 350
Auction Münz Zentrum Köln 61 (1987), 187