PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.73 g, 12h). Dio(d)–, magistrate. VF.

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Lot: 162. Estimated: $ 200

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 205-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.73 g, 12h). Dio(d)–, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right; c/m: ΣYN and bow-in-bowcase within incuse circle / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate and ΔIO to left. Seyrig, Side 14; SNG BN 689. Toned, small spot of roughness and chip at edge, slight die shift on obverse, light scratch on reverse. VF.

Bow-in-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: 14 June 2023 at 10:53:40 ET.

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