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Black Sea, Pantikapaion

AR Hemidrachm, 2.62g. 14mm. c.370-355 B.C.  Bearded head of Pan facing slightly to left wearing ivy wreath.  Rev. Lion attacking stag to right with the the lion biting the stag's head.  SNG BM Black Sea 860. SNG Stancomb 536. MacDonald 42.  Cf. Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auktion 133, 2004, Los 96 (same obv. die). Very rare, excellent style, and among the finest known examples.  Toned.

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good Very Fine $20,000.

Black Sea, Pantikapaion

AR Hemidrachm, 2.61g. 15mm.  c. 370-355 B.C. Head of Pan facing slightly to the left wearing ivy wreath.  Rev. Facing lions scalp.  SNG BM Black Sea 865. SNG Stancomb 551. MacDonald 44.  Rare and unusually well struck and centered for this issue.

 

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good Very Fine/Extremely Fine $6,750.

C. Vibius Pansa, 48 B.C.

AR Denarius, 4.03g. 18mm.  PANSA.  Mask of Pan.  Rev.  C VIBIVS C F C N IOVIS AXVR. Jupiter Anxurus enthroned to left holding patera and scepter.   CR 449/1a.  Syd. 947.  Sear, Imperators 20.   Lovely old cabinet toning.  Exceptional quality with an expressive Pan head and finely excecured detail on Jupiter. 

Both Crawford and Sear note that the reverse type of a youthful Jupiter refers to a temple and cult of this god at the southern Italian city of Terracina whose ancient name was Anxurus.  The obverse type is a pun on the moneyer's name.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger)  collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)

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Extremely Fine $2,500.