[Freeman and Sear Mail Bid Sale lot : 12

CRETE. Cydonia. Ca. 320–280 BC. AR diobol (1.70 gm). Head of
young Dionysus or nymph left, long hair rolled around face
and in loose chignon behind, loose locks falling down back
of neck / Raised linear square in which raised lines forming
“skew” pattern. R.B. Seager, "A Cretan Coin Hoard," ANSMMN
23 (New York, 1924), Type H. E.S.G. Robinson,
“Pseudoaeginetica,“ NC 1928, p. 192, 48, pl. x. SNG Lockett
2547. Very rare. Obverse struck from worn die. Small patch
of corrosion behind head. Toned. Good very fine

Estimated Value: $ 700

$575 [ $661.25, or approx 515.775 EUR, 343.85 GBP ] 

From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, Closed August 25th, 2006.

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.