ANCIENT GREEK COINS - LYCIA - LION SCALP DIDRACHM 480 BC (Aperlae or 430 BC (Perlis). Obv: lion's scalp facing. Rev: triskeles with Lycian letters P-R-L between the arms. 7.53 grams. Good fine. [No Reserve] Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope; acquired 1979. Literature Six 112 variant (this type but with grain ear by the R on the reverse); same letters as BMC 47 and Babelon 2-ii, 209 (both with two dolphins on obverse). Footnotes Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors.
ANCIENT GREEK COINS - LYCIA - LION SCALP DIDRACHM 480 BC (Aperlae or 430 BC (Perlis). Obv: lion's scalp facing. Rev: triskeles with Lycian letters P-R-L between the arms. 7.53 grams. Good fine. [No Reserve] Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope; acquired 1979. Literature Six 112 variant (this type but with grain ear by the R on the reverse); same letters as BMC 47 and Babelon 2-ii, 209 (both with two dolphins on obverse). Footnotes Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors.
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