Greek Coinages, Neapolis: Stater, struck c. 480-460

Obverse: facing Gorgon’s head

Reverse: quadripartite incuse square, partially filled giving the shape of a mill sail

Metal: silver; Thasian weight standard; 9.10g

References: Svoronos pl. IX, 35; Ashmolean 2320; Kraay 524

Condition: Almost extremely fine, the head struck in high relief £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Neale Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Hirsch Auction 348, Munich, 8 May 2019, lot 307 [from a German collection formed in the 1980s]