Lampsakos (BC 394-330) AV Stater - satyr

ca 360-340 BC. AV Stater (8.42g). Head of female (!) satyr with pointed ear and flowing hair facing left, wearing ivy wreath, ear pendant and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos right. Highly unusual and extremely beautiful. Less than five recorded specimens. Good EF.

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City/Mint name:	Lampsakos
Keywords:	gold / classical
References:	A. Baldwin, JIAN 5 (1902), p. 17, 30, pl. III, 13; SNG Paris 1148
Valuation:	Gemini Auc. VII (9/2011), lot 472 ($60,000 + comm)
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