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Coin ID #8478

Salamis (BC 351-332) AV Stater - Pnytagoras

Pnytagoras, ca 351-332 BC. AV Stater (8.26g, 10h). Persic standard. Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair rolled above forehead and falling in long wavy strands to front and back of shoulder, wearing beaded necklace, triple-drop earring, and turreted crown, ΠN behind / Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair in tight ringlets falling before ear and down back of neck, wearing torque (open end at front of her neck), beaded hoop earring, fillet, and crown decorated with semicircular plates; BA behind. VF, underlying luster, a few minor field marks. Very rare.

File information
Filename:8016.jpg
City/Mint name:Salamis
Keywords:gold / classical
References:Tziambazis 132 = BMC 76; Traité II 1184; Babelon, Perses 627; De Luynes 2950
Valuation:CNG Triton X (1/2007), lot 386 ($9,500 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:63 KiB
Date added:Nov 26, 2011
Dimensions:617 x 314 pixels
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