Collection

490 bc SILVER STATER

A Rare and Exceptional Greek Silver Stater of Naxos (Cyclades), Well Toned and of Good Archaic Style
Cyclades
Naxos. Circa 520/15-490 BC. Stater (Silver, 20x22mm, 12.30 g). Kantharos with ivy leaf above and bunch of grapes hanging from each handle. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Nicolet-Pierre, Naxos I 38b (this coin). Sheedy 31b, O19/R29 (this coin). Rare. A very nicely struck example, attractively toned. Extremely fine. From an American Collection, ex Peus 400, 20 April 2010, 113, Leu 48, 10 May 1989, 202 and Leu 28, 5 May 1981, 119.