Lot 64: Pergamene Kingdom. Philetairos. 282-263 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Ca. 266-263 B.C. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 13 (Auction 313)
- Sold Winning Bid: $1,700
- 6 Bid(s)
Pergamene Kingdom. Philetairos. 282-263 B.C. AR tetradrachm (30 mm, 17.21 g, 12 h). Ca. 266-263 B.C. Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦIΛETAIPOY, Athena enthroned left, holding shield in right hand, left elbow resting on sphinx seated right; spear diagonally in background, ivy leaf above knee, bow to outer right, A on throne. Westermark grp. II; SNG BN 1604-5 (Eumenes I). A few light deposits and minor marks, flan flaw on jaw, otherwise sharply struck and well centered. Extremely fine.
Westermark attributed this issue to Eumenes I. However, a more recent analysis of hoard evidence has indicated that this coinage is actually struck during the lifetime of Philetairos, near the end of his reign, following the limited issue of tetradrachms bearing the portrait of Seleukos I. See A. Davesne, G. Le Rider, Gülnar II. Le trésor de Meydancikkale (Paris, 1989), pp. 334-9.
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 64
- Listing #: 196704
- Closed: Thursday, November 20, 2014 4:21:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $2,000