The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

Greek Coinages, Kaulonia: Stater, struck c. 525-500

Obverse: καυγ: nude Apollo walking right, holding laurel branch in raised right hand, extending his left arm on which runs a small daimon holding two branches; to right stands stag looking back

Reverse: incuse of obverse [reverted]

Metal: silver; Achaean weight standard; 8.06g/12h

References: Noe A21d, this coin = Weber 980, this coin = Burlington 317, this coin = Spencer-Churchill 18, this coin; Rutter 2035; Ashmolean 1425-7

Condition: Almost extremely fine, light grey tone with a hint of iridescence; the figure of wonderful archaic style £8,000-£10,000

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

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Collection

Sotheby Auction, 23 June 1882, lot 30
Sir. Herman Weber Collection
E.G. Spencer-Churchill Collection, Ars Classica Auction XIV, Lucerne, 2 July 1929, lot 60
SNC March 1944 (24241)

Exhibited as part of the Burlington Fine Arts Club’s Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art, 1903