GS01501. Silver obol, SGCV I 72 variety, De La Tour 687, Triton III 13, EF, Massalia, Gaul (Marseilles, France) mint, weight 0.7g, maximum diameter 9.5mm, obverse youthful head of Apollo right, sideburn whiskers are actually the letters ΠAP (with P retrograde), which is believed to be the artist’s signature; reverse wheel with four spokes, M-A in two of the quarters;
a masterpiece in miniature and one of the oldest signed works of art, very rare;
SOLD