A beautifully toned stater of Mithrapata with an extensive pedigree
Lot 2179
DYNASTS OF LYCIA. Mithrapata, circa 390-370 BC. Stater (Silver, 24 mm, 9.85 g, 10 h), uncertain mint (Zagaba or Phellos?). Forepart of a roaring lion to right. Rev. πŠŽπŠ†-[πŠ‰]πŠ•πŠ€-πŠ“πŠ€πŠ—πŠ€ ('mithrapata' in Lycian) Bearded head of Mithrapata to left; behind, triskeles; all within incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata, pl. XXXIV, 3 (O2/R2). MΓΌseler VII, 67-68 (same dies). Podalia 37-40 (A2/P2). SNG von Aulock 4237 (same dies). A beautifully toned example with a splendid portrait and an extensive pedigree. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Jolimont Collection, ex Hess-Divo 327, 22 October 2014, 58, Gorny & Mosch 211, 4 March 2013, 413, Credit de la Bourse SA, 23 May 1996, 83, Lanz 38, 24 November 1986, 360 and Numismatic Fine Arts XI, 8 December 1982, 197.
Estimate:
2500 CHF
Starting price:
2000 CHF
Hammer price:
2600 CHF
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Closed
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Closing time: 24-Oct-21, 07:30:00 CEST
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