Exceptional Late Archaic Korkyra

489949.

Sold For $25500

KORKYRA, Korkyra. Circa 525/10-490/70 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.07 g). Cow standing left, looking back at suckling calf standing right below / Two rectangular incuse punches with stellate patterns; diamond-shape at center on one stellate, square-shaped center on the other. Fried group I, dies 30/54 = Leu 18 (5 May 1977), lot 135; Jameson 1956 (same obv. die); SNG Delpierre 1195; SNG Lockett 1662; HGC 6, 31. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare.

Ex New York Sale XXVII (4 January 2012), lot 345, purchased from Spink, January 1990.