LYDIA. Saitta. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 1/3 Assarion (Bronze, 14 mm, 1.75 g, 7 h), early to mid 3rd century AD. Head of Herakles to right, with lion's skin draped around neck and club over his left shoulder. Rev. CAITTHNΩN Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and leaning left on bow set on ground. BMC 18. Imhoof-Blumer, LS, -. Imhoof-Blumer, KM, -. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG Righetti -. SNG Tübingen -. SNG von Aulock -. Winterthur -. Extremely rare. Beautiful earthen highlights. Very fine.


The fact that lot 448 and 449 in this sale were struck from the same obverse die and lot 449 and 450 from the reverse die shows that the three coins were all part of the same emission.