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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     79000475      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient Africa Region:     CYRENAICA City:     Cyrene Issuer:     Ophellas Date Ruled:     Ptolemaic Governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Weight:     8.62 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Nike driving quadriga right Reverse Legend:     [ΠOΛI]ANΘEYΣ Reverse Description:     Zeus-Ammon standing left, holding patera and scepter; thymiaterion to left, [ΠOΛI]ANΘEYΣ to right Primary Reference:     Naville 133 (same dies) Reference2:     MÜller, Afrique 192 Reference3:     SNG Cop 1210 Reference4:     Boston MFA 2336 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126986 Grade:     VF, a couple light marks Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 475 Very rare. Ex George and Robert Stevenson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXVI, 11 June 1993), lot 160; Numismatic Fine Arts VIII (6 June 1980), lot 389; Boston Museum of Fine Arts Collection (donated in 1946, in memory of Zoe Wilbour).

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