Stater ca. 322-313 BC Cyrene Kyrenaica, Ophellas, Kyrene, Gold, NGC AU 4/5-3/5

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Nike, driving quadriga moving at walk to the right, holding spear in her right hand and the reins in both., Zeus-Ammon standing facing, his head turned to the left, holding phiale (sort of round bowl without a base, used for rituals) in his right hand and long staff in his left; to left, thymiaterion (censer used during religious ceremonies)., Graded NGC AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5, edge marks. Magistrate: Polyanthes. Unfortunately it has been slightly cleaned, this sublime and extremely rare specimen bears several graffiti (of belonging?) as well as marks on the edge. Oriented at 12h, there are two marks on the edge, at 12 o'clock and 3 o'clock, probably marks of a touchstone. On the observe, a cross in the exergue and an "A" under the leftmost horse's head of the quadriga. On the reverse, between Zeus's calf and the sceptre, an 'X' is visible, and there may be another graffito (ϕ?) just to the left of the censer. Ophellas is a childhood friend of Alexander the Great, who participated in his conquests and on the occasion of which he will be mentioned as trierarch of the fleet of Alexander on the Indus, in 326 BC. At the time of the partition of the empire of Alexander, Ophellas allies himself with the satrape of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter. This last one sends him in 322 BC in Cyrenaica at the head of a considerable army, to liberate the city of Cyrene, besieged by Thribon, a Lacedemonian mercenary commander who had assassinated the treasurer on the run of Alexander the Great and of which he had stolen a part of the enormous treasure. Ophellas crushed Thibron, attached Cyrenaica to Egypt and took his place as governor of Cyrene on behalf of Ptolemy. He recovers thus the treasure of Alexander, which one can suppose that it will have been used to strike the exceptional and very rare gold stater that we offer for sale. Boston, MFA 1325; Jameson 1353., ΚΥΡΑΝΑΙΟΝ, ΠΟΛΥΑΝΘΕΥΣ
NGC certificate number: 6639614-009

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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