Kaunos (BC 490-470) Stater

ca 490-480 BC. AR Stater (11.82g). Winged male figure left; monogram to lower right / Incuse of four tilted squares around a central object (fish?); the titled squares each containing an object (monogram, bullâ€™s head, lionâ€™s head, and cock[?]) upon a granulated field. VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of three known.

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Filename:	720807.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kaunos
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	Troxell, Winged 35 = SNG von Aulock 2343 (same dies); Gorny & Mosch 134, 1474 (same dies)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 72 (6/2006), lot 897 ($2,250 + comm)
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Filesize:	65 KiB
Date added:	Jul 02, 2012
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