Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 638. Closing Date: Sep 25, 
2002. MYSIA, Pergamon. Philetairos. BID Estimate 
$1000  

MYSIA, Pergamon. Philetairos. 282-263 BC. AR 
Tetradrachm (16.85 gm). Diademed head of 
Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, holding 
shield and spear, left elbow resting on sphinx; 
ivy leaf above knee, A on throne, bow outer right. 
Westermark Group II, V.VI/R.2. Good VF, scattered 
light porosity, more so on the reverse. Rare. 
($1000)
Westermark attributed this issue to Eumenes I. However, a more 
recent analysis of hoard evidence indicates that this coinage 
was struck during the lifetime of Philetairos, near the end 
of his reign, following the limited issue of tetradrachms bearing 
the portrait of Seleukos I. A. Davesne, G. Le Rider, Gülnar II. 
Le trésor de Meydancikkale (Paris, 1989), cf. pp. 334-339. 

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Lot sold for  $1400, plus buyers fees.

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