Methymna (BC 500-450) Stater

ca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (8.19g, 11h). Boar walking right, head lowered, ÎœÎ‘Î˜VÎœÎÎ‘[Î™ÎŸÎ£] above / Head of Athena right, wearing disc earring, necklace and helmet adorned with volute spiral and spike; within linear dotted border in shallow incuse square. Toned, with lightly corroded surfaces, otherwise, good VF. Rare. Ex Bank Leu 45 (5/1988), lot 210; Gillet Coll., 1127.

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City/Mint name:	Methymna
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	BMC 1; BMFA 1658; Du Chastel 256; Franke, Zur Muenzpragung von Methymna, in H.G. Buchholz, Methymna (Mainz 1975), 1; Gulbenkian 717; SNG Lockett 2776
Valuation:	Leu Auc. 81 (5/2001), lot 262 (CHF 3,500 ($2,020) + comm)
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