AITOLIA, Aitolian League. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 10.60 g, 5h).

Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I
Lot: 244.

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 500

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AITOLIA, Aitolian League. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 10.60 g, 5h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; ΦI below / Aitolos, wearing kausia, chiton, and sheathed sword, holding spear upright in right hand, standing left, right foot propped on rock to left; AITΩΛΩN to right. Tsangari 643 (D11/R17); BCD Akarnania 438 (same dies); HGC 4, 942; SNG Copenhagen 4; BMC 9 (same rev. die). Toned, traces of old lacquer on obverse, slight doubling and flatness of strike on reverse. Good VF. Very rare without control marks on reverse, only 17 noted by Tsangari, 5 of which are in museum collections.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 173.


The final winners of all Triton XXIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2020. Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I will be held Tuesday morning, 14 January 2020 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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