155, Lot: 50. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Eleutherion. Circa 4th century BC. Æ 11mm (0.99 g). Facing head of Athena, wearing triple-crested helmet / Lion walking right, head reverted. Imhoof-Blumer,
KM pl. I, 15; Head,
HN p. 528. VF, brown surfaces, a bit rough. Scarce.
The town of Eleutherion is only known from a short passage in the 6th century geographical works of Stephanus Byzantinus, and this small coin.