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NEW A most unusual use of illusion on a coin. The two confronting boars' heads can also be viewed as the facing head of a panther.GA114944. Billon 1/12 stater, SNGvA 7712; SNG Munchen 646; Rosen 542; BMC Troas p. 151, 15; HGC 6 1069 (R2); SNG Cop -, VF, dark toning, rev. encrusted, weight 1.175 g, maximum diameter 9.7 mm, uncertain Koinon of Lesbos mint, c. 500 - 450 B.C.; obverse confronting boar heads, creating the illusion of a facing head of a panther; reverse incuse square punch, M in one quarter; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00
Saitta, Lydia, c. 198 - 222 A.D.
Saitta (or Saittai) was in eastern Lydia, in the triangle between the upper Hyllus river (modern Demirci Çayi) and the Hermus river (modern Sidaskale). Representations of the river gods are found on coins of the Imperial Period. The moon god Mên Akziottenos was honored, but Zeus, Dionysos, Aphrodite, Hygieia, Asklepios, Apollo, Kybele, and Herakles were also revered at Saitta. The town was a regional center for textile production. Hadrian probably visited in 124 A.D. In the city, In the Christian era Saittai was attached to the Archbishopric of Sardeis.GB94281. Bronze AE 24, GRPC Lydia 37; RPC Online VI T4427 (6 spec.); BMC Lydia p. 214, 15; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG Leypold -; SNG München -, Choice VF, full border centering, highlighting earthen deposits, light marks, some porosity, weight 5.949 g, maximum diameter 23.9 mm, die axis 180o, Saitta (Sidaskale, Turkey) mint, c. 198 - 222 A.D.; obverse AZIOTTHNOC, Mên Aziottenos draped bust, wearing Phrygian cap, crescent behind shoulders; reverse CAITTHNΩN, Dionysos standing slightly left, head left, pouring from kantharos in right hand, filleted thyrsus vertical in left hand, panther left at his feet on left with head turned back right; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 82 (6 Oct 2019), lot 252; rare; SOLD