Erythrai (BC 500-470) Obol

ca 500 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.56g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Incuse pattern. VF, toned. Very rare.

Although Babelon attributes this type to an uncertain mint in Asia Minor, the head of Herakles bears a marked resemblance to that found on the electrum coinage of Erythrai in Ionia.

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Filename:	2880225.jpg
City/Mint name:	Erythrai
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	TraitÃ© I 996, pl. XXVIII, 17; Rosen -; SNG Keckman -; SNG Kayhan -
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 288 (10/2012), lot 225 ($260 + comm)
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