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Phokis. Delphi. Stater, 336 - 335 BC. AR 12.29 g., 6'.

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Phokis. Delphi. Stater, 336 - 335 BC. AR 12.29 g., 6'.
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Phokis. Delphi. Stater, 336 - 335 BC. AR 12.29 g., 6¢. Head of Demeter l. wreathed with ears of wheat and veiled. Rev. Apollo Pythios, laureate and wearing chiton, seated l. on omphalos draped with himation; his r. elbow rests on lyre and his r. hand supports his chin; a long laurel branch rests diagonally across him; in field l., tripod. AMFI l. up, KTIO r. down, NWN in exergue, the W inverted. Kinns 9. Kunstwerke der Antike: Sammlung Robert Käpelli (1963) 82 (this coin). Wayte Raymond, The Pierpont Morgan Collection: Catalogue of Greek and Roman Coins (1953) 177 (this coin). A handsome coin type combining elegance and historical interest; this particular specimen is beautifully toned and with a splendid pedigree. Extremely fine. From the collections of Robert Käpelli and J. Pierpont Morgan, also, probably, from the Myonia hoard of 1899.