Aspendos (BC 400-370) Stater

ca 400-370 BC. AR Stater (10.93g, 24mm). Two wrestlers grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right, on right, statue of Athena right, holding spear and shield on cylindrical base, around, EÎ£TFEÎ›IIVÎ£. Very rare and interesting early issue, unpublished dies (?), three countermarks. Very fine.

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Filename:	3794LG.jpg
City/Mint name:	Aspendos
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Keywords:	classical / silver
References:	SNG Copenhagen 436 (here Sillyum); SNG von Aulock 4503 (statue Athena not on cylindrical base, positioning of letters)
Valuation:	Sold $550
Photo courtesy of:	Tom Vossen - www.vcoins.com/tomvossen
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Date added:	Jul 28, 2007
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