68, Lot: 46. Estimate $75. Sold for $40. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Priapos. Circa 4th century BC. Æ 19mm (5.17 gm). Laureate head of Apollo right /
P-R/I-A, lighted altar, crayfish below. SNG France -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Mysia -; SNG von Aulock -; Lindgren -. VF, dark green patina. Apparently unpublished.
The reverse type is unkown at Priapos, however, it closely resembles the great altar of Parium present on the reverse of coins that city (cf., e.g., BMC Mysia pg. 97, 40). Thus, it is possible that this coin commemorates an alliance between the two cities.