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Coin ID #6897

Kios (BC 350-300) AV Stater - Proxenos

ca 350-300 BC. AV Stater (8.60g, 12h). Proxenos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Prow of galley left, decorated with star; above, club right; to left, eagle standing left; ΠPOΞENO[Σ] below. Good VF, some die rust, obverse a little off center. Extremely rare. This magistrate is only known on two examples of Kios staters, both in museums (Paris and Berlin).

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Filename:image00170~0.jpg
City/Mint name:Kios
Rating (3 votes):55555
Keywords:gold / classical / hellenistic
References:RG 1; SNG Copenhagen -; Traité II 2853; de Luynes 2415
Valuation:CNG Triton XIII (1/2010), lot 170 ($11,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:231 KiB
Date added:Feb 26, 2010
Dimensions:1370 x 718 pixels
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