★ A sharply struck diobol from Pantikapaion ★

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 450-438/7 BC. Diobol (Silver, 13 mm, 1.78 g). Facing head of a lion. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with windmill/swastika pattern, star in two opposite quarters. Anokhin 971. MacDonald 11/1 corr. ('triobol'). Sharply struck and attractive. Slightly rough, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.