Remarkable Reverse Type

334, Lot: 157. Estimate $150. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (10mm, 1.13 g, 5h). Forepart of Pegasos right / Stylized lion’s head facing, with its mane consisting of snake-like appendages. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, granular surfaces, obverse struck slightly off center. Fascinating reverse type.