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Coin ID #9005

Abydos (BC 470-450) AV Stater

ca 410 BC. AV Stater (8.58g). ABYΔ/HNON (the lower part of the legend retrograde), eagle standing left / Gorgoneion facing, within an incuse square. Light scrape on reverse edge at 5 o’clock. VF/gVF. Unique and of great importance. Ex ‘Kunstfreund’ Coll., Bank Leu AG & Münzen und Medaillen AG (Zurich, 5/1974), lot 161; ex Monnaies et Médailles SA, Auc. 53 (Basel, 11/1977), lot 92.

Abydos was a colony of Miletos, situated on the Hellespont, and was perhaps an early location of the minting of electrum staters in the sixth century B.C. The city had been part of the Athenian empire during the fifth century until it revolted in 411 B.C., becoming a Spartan ally. This incredible gold stater, the only known example, is of the highest numismatic importance.

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Filename:540338.jpg
City/Mint name:Abydos
Keywords:gold / classical
References:E.S.G. Robinson, Some Electrum and Gold Greek Coins, Centennial Publication (ANS) 1958, 593, 13 and pl. 39, 13
Valuation:NY Sale Auc. XXVII (1/2012), lot 483 ($325,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:The New York Sale - www.thenewyorksale.com/nysale
Filesize:110 KiB
Date added:Jun 18, 2012
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