Greek Silver & Bronze Coins - Celtic - Susanian
Lot 4253 SESSION 16 (9.30AM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins - Celtic - Susanian
Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $540
CILICIA, Tarsos, (after 164 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.64 g), obv. turreted head of Tyche (city goddess), to right, ball and reel border, rev. Sandan on horned and winged animal advancing to right, monograms of **FL* and **DI* to left, to right downwards **TARSEWN*, (S.5666, SNG Levante 925 Pl.58 [This Coin], BMC 94 [p.178], SNG France 1295 var with different monogram, SNG von Aulock -). Toned, good very fine, very rare.
Ex Edoardo Levante Collection, sold in CNG Mail Bid Sale 66, 19 May 2004 (lot 619) with CNG ticket.
Levante notes that this coin seem to be the only known silver "autonomous" coin of Tarsos.
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