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Triton XVI, Lot: 25. Estimate $3000.
Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 460-450 BC. Cast Æ (42mm, 62.74 g). Pausa-, magistrate. Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet; to left, dolphin upward; all within incuse circle / Wheel with four spokes (‘solar disk’); EΠI ΠAYΣA around rim of wheel. Cf. Anokhin 162 (larger denomination); Karyshkovskij –; Frolova & Abramzon –; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. Near VF, brown patina. Extremely rare, one of only 3 of this type known, the other 2 of which are in museums.


From the Alex Shubs Collection.