Thraco-Macedonian Region. Mygdones or Krestones. Circa 485-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 23 mm, 8.88 g). Goat kneeling to right, his head turned back to left; above, dotted rosette. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Asyut 150. Gulbenkian 390. HPM pl. III, 17. Kraay & Hirmer 380. Lorber, Goats, issue 4. Of vigorous archaic style. Nicely struck in high relief. Some minor roughness, otherwise, extremely fine. From the Ravenel Collection, USA, and from a Swiss collection, ex Hirsch 275, 22 September 2011, 3419 and Giessener Münzhandlung 73, 11 October 1995, 85.
Price realized | 11'000 CHF |
Starting price | 10'000 CHF |
Estimate | 12'500 CHF |