Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 690. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. Sold For $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Naulochos. Circa 350-340 BC. Æ 11mm (1.50 gm). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / NAV, leaping dolphin within circular maeander pattern. BMC Ionia pg. 202, 1; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. Good VF, dark green patina with encrustation. Very rare. ($300)
Naulochos was the port city of Priene, and had its own limited coinage issue in the mid-4th century BC.