Paphlagonia, Sinope

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Description

Circa 490-425 BC. AR drachm, 6.06 gr., 11

 Obv: head of sea-eagle to the left; below: talon above dolphin to the left (off flan).

 Rev: quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, the others with pellet. All stippled.

 Ref: BM Black Sea 1363; SNG Stancomb 750; Copenhagen 272. Ex Hirsch Nachf. auction 179 (München 1993), lot 341; ex MDC auction 8, (Monaco, 2021), lot 5. From the Walter Weise collection.

 Good very fine.

 Ex NGC graded XF strike 5/5 surface 4/5, former slab-number 5780847-002