PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.83 g, 12h). Chry–, magistrate. Good VF.

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Lot: 202. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.83 g, 12h). Chry–, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right; c/m: bow-in-bowcase, AΠA to left, all within incuse circle / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate and XPY in left field. Seyrig, Side 25; SNG BN 702–7. Slight doubling, minor marks, flan flaw on obverse. Good VF.

Ex Roma E-Sale 117 (22 February 2024), lot 375.

Bow and bowcase counterstamps on Alexander-type and Side tetradrachms, with different legends, have been attributed to cities within the the Kingdom of Pergamon (Pergamon, Ephesos, Tralles, Sardes, Synnada, Apameia, Laodikeia, Stratonikeia, Adramytion, and Sale). Price has linked these counterstamps to the introduction of the cistophoric coinage in the 180s BC. The application of these counterstamps permitted the circulation of Attic weight coins in the years following the reform. See R. Bauslaugh, "Cistophoric Countermarks and the Monetary System of Eumenes II" in NC 1990.

Closing Date and Time: 19 March 2025 at 11:07:00 ET.

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