448, Lot: 168. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 430-420 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.71 g, 9h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing left; A below horse’s belly / Goat kneeling left, head right; branch with ivy leaf and berries above; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 2; Celenderis Series I, 3 var. (O15/R15, but obv. die re-engraved); cf. SNG BN 46; SNG Levante –. Lightly toned, underlying luster, die breaks on obverse, test cut on reverse. Good VF.

The obverse die for this issue was apparently used extensively, resulting in many coins struck with some degree of visible die wear (see previous lot). At some point, the die was re-engraved, at which time an exergue line was added, and used to strike the present coin. Some remnants of the die wear are still visible, though, and the weakness of the metal has allowed new die breaks to appear.