Lot 60: PAMPHYLIA. Side. Circa 200-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 
AUCTION: Sale 215
- Sold Winning Bid: $200
- 4 Bid(s)
PAMPHYLIA. Side. Circa 200-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm - 15.92 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; c/m: bow in bow-case with P-ER / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate above DEI (magistrate) in left field. SNG France 670; SNG von Aulock 4785. VF, uneven toning, some roughness.
The counterstamp was applied in Pergamon. Other bow and bow-case counterstamps on Alexander-type tetradrachms and Side tetradrachms, with different legends, have been attributed to Sardes, Ephesus, Adramyttium, Tralles, Laodicea and Apamea. Price has linked these counterstamps to the introduction of the cistophoric coinage circa 180 BC. The application of these counterstamps permitted the circulation of Attic weight coins in the years following the reform.
- Offered By: VAuctions
- Lot #: 60
- Listing #: 201966
- Closed: Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:58:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $200