Triton XVI, Lot: 35. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 400-380 BC. Cast Æ (12mm, 0.91 g). Imitiating Istros. Wheel with four spokes (‘solar disk’) / Distorted IΣT, small [OΛ]-B around, on flat surface. Anokhin 189; Karyshkovskij –; Frolova & Abramzon –; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. Good Fine, dark green patina, areas of corrosion on reverse. Extremely rare with OΛ-B on reverse, approximately 12 known, 7 of which are in museums.
From the Alex Shubs Collection.