Description
Africa. Cyrenaica. Cyrene. Stater ca. 331-322. Gold 8.57 g.; 19.8 mm. Aristagoras, magistrate.
Obverse: Slow quadriga driven to left by a charioteer, holding kentron and reins. Obverse capiton: APIΣTAΓOPA[Σ] //
Reverse: Zeus-Ammon standing to right, holding sceptre, behind him, a ram. Reverse caption: KΥΡANAION
Boston MFA 1319 (these dies); BMC 106 (these dies); Naville 73 (73f, possibly this coin).
Coin of the highest rarity, almost never offered for sale. The strike is slightly off-center on the obverse, but complete on the reverse.
NGC graded Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5; Fine Style; lt. scratches.
Provenance Details
From a distinguished Swiss collection.
Comment
Despite minor scratches and marks and some slight flats on the highest reliefs, one will admire the mastery of engraving in the perspective of the quadriga, the movement of the horses and the tangle of their legs, giving them an incredible presence, a masterpiece of ancient numismatics.
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