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Description
Asia. Ionia. Teos. AR Stater ca. 490-465 BC, 11.98 gr., 22.8 mm.
Obverse: THI; griffin seated to the right on base with floral design, raising its left foreleg; before: kantharos // Reverse: quadripartite incuse square with rough surfaces
Ref.: J.M. Balcer, ‘The Early Silver Coinage of Teos’, SNR 47, 1968 -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; cf.
Extremely rare, only a few specimens known. Lightly toned. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Provenance Details
Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 396 (Frankfurt 2008), lot 368;
Ex New York Sale XXVII (New York 2012), lot 526 (Prospero collection).