Two Extremely Rare Early Pantikapaion Fractions

CNG 102, Lot: 322. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 470-460 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5.5mm, 0.17 g). Ant / Quadripartite incuse square with swastika pattern; stars and Π-A in quarters. Frolova, frühe, Type XXIV-B; Anokhin 977; cf. MacDonald 13 var. (pellets rather than stars); HGC 7, 56 var. (same). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only one example in Frolova, in the BM, none in CoinArchives.